Darwin's Evolutionary Vocabulary

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• Evolution
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Charles Darwin came up with this theory 

• Natural Selection
• Mutation

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Evolution is a change in _________ over time.

• Populations
• Individuals
• Ecosystems

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Vestigial structures are homologous structures that are:

• Still used
• No longer used
• Occasionally used

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The purpose of selective breeding is to 

• Get bigger animals
• get smaller animals
• create animals with desirable traits
• create animals with bad traits

All of these finches have different shaped beaks, they are an adaptation to gain access of 

• Water
• Food
• Shelter

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What is natural selection?

• Your natural fate is decided from birth
• Nature actively chooses who surivives
• Those best suited to demands of environment survive
• The weakest of a species surivie

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What does evolution mean?

• To change something
• To change and adapt over time
• To lose some original features
• To improve ssomething over time

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What was the name of the ship Charles Darwin sailed on?

• Boaty McBoaty Face
• HMS Beagle
• HMS Britannia
• HMS Bulldog

Who created the theory of evolution?

• Charles Darwin
• Charles Derwin
• Charlie Darwin
• Chris Darwin

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