Early Ideas About Evolution

Charles Darwin was a scientist whose notable visit to the ___________ shaped his ideas about the theory of evolution.

• Hawii

• Galapagos Islands

• South America

• Equador

Which pattern of change in living things does the fossil record show?

• Life on Earth changed from small, single-celled organisms to large, multicellular organisms.

• All the types of living things on Earth have remained the same over time.

• Ancient organisms were far more complex than organisms found living on Earth today.

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Whales, which live in the water, have hip bones. Which of the following best explains why whales have hip bones?

• Whales have evolved this structure because it might be useful in the future.

• Whales are able to interbreed with other animals that have hips.

• Whales have a diet that includes other animals that have this structure.

• Whales share a common ancestor with animals that walk on land.

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Who was the scientist most famous for his study of evolution?

• Theodor Schwann

• Robert Hooke

• Charles Darwin

• Rudolf Virchow

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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

• animals that look alike are most closely related

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Charles Darwin’s idea was that organisms that descended from a common ancestor had different traits from the ancestor. Therefore, he referred to this as ____________.

• descent with modification

• natural selection

• adaptations

• homologous structures

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What did Charles Darwin have a theroey about ?

• Sleep

• Animals

• Land

• Evolution

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One of the first theories of evolution. Organisms can acquire traits over their lifetime.

• Malthus

• Hutton

• Lyell

• Lamarck

• Wallace

Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement: 
survival of the fittest

• Darwin 

• Lamarck

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Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement: 
acquired characteristics are inherited

• Darwin 

• Lamarck