Darwin's Theory

I formed the theory of evolution by natural selection after my research of various species of finches on the Galápagos Islands. Who am I?

• Reginald Punnett

• Charles Darwin

• Mr. St. Louis

• Gregor Mendel

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Nature has a way of causing organisms that inherit advantageous traits to survive and reproduce more successfully than the ones that don't. This process is known as...

• natural selection

• genetic variation

• adaptation

• overproduction

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What is the names of the islands, Charles Darwin explored to help develop his theory of evolution?

• Caribbean Islands

• Balearic Islands

• Galapagos Islands

Charles Darwin’s theory to explain evolution, is called his

theory of __________ _____________ .

• natural development.

• national eviction

• natural selection.

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What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?

• species change over time

• extinct species are not related to living species

• different species can interbreed

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the process in which populations change over time

• basketball

• natural selection

• evolution

• mutation

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A lion makes more cubs than the Sahara Desert can support (there's not enough prey around), so only a few of the cubs survive to become adults. They live on to reproduce.
Of the four parts of natural selection, which is this an example of?

• overproduction

• genetic variation

• selection

• adaptation

Due to a mutation, some jaguars inherit larger jaw sizes than other jaguars within that population and this trait is passed down from parent to offspring. This gives those jaguars an advantage when it comes to hunting down turtles as prey.
Of the four parts of natural selection, which is this an example of?

• overproduction

• genetic variation

• selection

• adaptation

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A beetle's ability to camouflage (blend in) with a nearby leaf allows it to escape a hungry frog's appetite.
Of the four parts of natural selection, which is this an example of?

• overproduction

• genetic variation

• selection

• adaptation

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Populations of species which do not adapt to their environment can eventually become...

• stronger

• humans

• extinct

• angry

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