Penguins
This children's book about penguins won a Newbury Award. It is called Mr. _______ Penguins. Fill in the blank.
a. Paterson's
b. Pepper's
c. Popper's
d. Pearson's
c. Popper's
What was the name of Darwin's ship?
a. HMS Beagle
b. The Mayflower
c. Royston Grange
d. Empress of England
a. HMS Beagle
Which animal adapted by changing colors?
a. peppered moth
b. iguana
c. giraffe
d. stick insect
a. peppered moth
What kind of penguins are Happy Feet and his family?
a. emperor
b. rockhoppers
c. adelie
d. african
a. emperor
Many scientists believe that the earliest cells on Earth were relatively simple, lacking nuclear membranes and other organized cellular structures. Over time, more complex cells developed from these simple cells. This concept is...
a. inheritance of acquired characteristics
b. dominance
c. evolution
d. use and disuse
c. evolution
The 2005 movie "March of the Penguins" won a best documentary Oscar. Where was the location of the March?
a. Arctic
b. Argentina
c. Australia
d. Antarctica
d. Antarctica
What was the shortened name of Darwin's ground-breaking book, in which he presented his theory of evolution?
a. On the Origin of Species
b. How Species Came to Be
c. The Evolution of Life
d. Natural Selection
a. On the Origin of Species
Which animal has adpated to freeze its body to survive winter?
a. polar bear
b. eagle
c. wood frog
d. moth
c. wood frog
True or False. Gloria cheated on Seymour.
False.
In order for new species to develop, there must be a change in the...
a. temperature of the environment
b. migration patterns within the population
c. genetic makeup of a population
d. rate of succession in the environment
c. genetic makeup of a population
Which of these is not a type of penguin?
a. yellow-eyed penguin
b. yellow-belly penguin
c. macaroni penguin
d. magellanic penguin
b. yellow-belly penguin
Darwin collected various species of birds while on the islands. Why was Darwin so interested in these birds?
a. Darwin never was able to figure out why the evolved.
b. Each finch had a specialized beak for its island.
c. Each finch had a specialized camouflage coloration.
d. The finches interbred with each other creating a new hybrid species.
b. Each finch had a specialized beak for its island.
Which animal has adapted to have a super strong sense of smell?
a. shark
b. horse
c. lion
d. cheetah
a. shark
What causes Happy Feet to be different from all the other penguins?
a. both his parents are bad singers
b. he is born in captivity
c. he is a different species of penguin
d. he is dropped when he was an egg
d. he is dropped when he was an egg
The rate of evolution can vary, but for evolution to occur, there must be...
a. variation within a species
b. extinction of a species
c. asexual reproduction
d. no change in the genes of an organism
a. variation within a species
This German naturalist gave his name to a type of penguin as well as to the cold current that flows northward along the South American west coast. What is his last name?
a. Homer
b. Humboldt
c. Darwin
d. De Soto
b. Humboldt
Charles Darwin's theory of evolution drastically changed our view of the world. He based his theory largely on evidence he saw on what islands?
a. Easter
b. Micronesia
c. Palmyra
d. Galapagos
d. Galapagos
Which animal has adapted to have super long eye-lashes?
a. cats
b. cows
c. camels
d. bears
c. camels
Which of these is NOT a name of on of the "amigos"?
a. Lombardo
b. Mario
c. Raul
d. Rinaldo
b. Mario
Some behaviors such as mating and caring for young are genetically determined in certain species of birds. The presence of these behaviors is most likely due to the fact that...
a. these behaviors helped birds to survive in the past
b. within their lifetimes, birds developed these behaviors
c. birds do not have the ability to learn
d. individual birds need to learn to survive in the past
a. these behaviors helped birds to survive in the past
How many modern day species of penguin are there?
a. 28
b. 5
c. 17
d. 22
c. 17
Prior to a five year ship voyage that included the legendary visit to the Pacific Islands, Charles Darwin stopped his studies to become a priest. What other areas of study did he never complete?
a. he left law school after a fire destroyed the university he was attending
b. he dropped off of medical school to avoid falling out
c. he never finished his degree in zoology because he preferred direct observation over classroom study
d. he left law school to care for his fiance who died shortly after
b. he dropped off of medical school to avoid falling out
Which animal has adapted to have electrolocation (detecting other animals' electric fields)?
a. otter
b. blue whale
c. tarantula
d. platypus
d. platypus
What song is played at the end of the movie, just before the credits?
a. Boogie Wonderland
b. Song of the Heart
c. I Wish
d. Golden Slumber
c. I Wish
The change from fins on the lobe-finned fish to legs and feet on the early amphibian is most likely due to...
a. a sudden mutation that changed the gills of the lobe finned fish to lungs
b. increased competition between animals that had adapted to living on the land
c. the need to move to land because of increased competition for food in the ocean
d. variations among offspring, followed by natural selection
d. variations among offspring, followed by natural selection