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What was the name of the ship that Charles Darwin journeyed on?
The H.M.S. Beagle
What was Charles Darwin's main contribution to science?
He developed the modern Theory of Evolution.
Darwin's famous book explaining his Theory of Evolution was called what?
On the Origin of the Species
In Darwin's modern Theory of Evolution, the word "fit" meant what?
Able to survive
Which species of birds did Darwin notice variations of their beaks while on the Galapagos?
Finches
How many years was the journey of the H.M.S. Beagle?
The captain and crew of the HMS Beagle originally planned to spend two years on their trip around the world. Instead, the voyage took nearly five years, from December 1831 to October 1836.
What year was Charles Darwin born?
Born Feb. 12, 1809
Naturally occurring differences among individuals of a species is called what?
Natural variation
Carl Linnaeus
Which creatures did Darwin sadly not collect any specimens of from the Galapagos, but ate them?
Tortoises
What was the original mission of the H.M.S. Beagle?
Mapping the South American Coastline.
Before his passion for science bloomed, what profession was Darwin pursuing?
Priesthood.
On the Galapagos isalnds, the beaks of the finches differ based on what?
The type of food supply on each island.
Who stated that changes are adaptations to environment acquired in an organism’s lifetime? Think about the giraffes stretching their necks to reach the higher branches.
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
The only modern lizards that forage in the sea are found on the Galapagos and called the Galapagos Marine _____
Iguanas
Name three locations that the H.M.S. Beagle stopped.
Answers may vary:
South America
Galapagos Islands
Australia
New Zealand
Tasmania
Africa
Cape Verde
Falkland Islands
Rio de Janeiro
Tierra del Fuego
How old was Charles Darwin when he set sale on the H.M.S. Beagle?
22 years old
Selective breeding to enhance desired traits among stock or crops is called what?
Artificial selection
George Cuvier theorized (in his concept of Catastrophism) that, due to massive events like a volcano or an earthquake, some species went ____?
exstinct
How long can some turtles and tortoises live?
Over 150 years old. Some people suspect even older.
Who was the captain of the H.M.S. Beagle?
Robert Fitzroy
What year did Darwin set sale aboard the H.M.S. Beagle?
Charles Darwin set sail on the ship HMS Beagle on December 27, 1831, from Plymouth, England. Darwin was twenty-two years old when he was hired to be the ship's naturalist.
The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring is called what?
Natural Selection
This man independently came to same conclusion as Darwin that species changed over time because of their struggle for existence. His essay inspired Darwin to publish his own theory.
Alfred Russel Wallace
These are the only species of these animals found north of the equator.
Galapagos Penguins