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  • Question 1

    2 points  

    The process by which organisms change over time is known as

    A. evolution.
    B. descent.
    C. diversity.
    D. unity.

  • Question 2

    2 points  

    Ideas were changing in the scientific community at the time of Darwin's travels.  Geologists were beginning to suggest that Earth was

    A. not changing.
    B. still very young.
    C. ancient.
    D. flat.

  • Question 3

    2 points  

    During the voyage of the Beagle, what were the three kinds of variations among organisms that Darwin observed?

    A. Species do not vary globally; species vary locally; and species vary over time.
    B. Species vary globally; species vary locally; and species rarely vary over time.
    C. Species vary globally; species do not vary locally; and species vary over time.
    D. Species vary globally; species vary locally; and species vary over time.

  • Question 4

    2 points  

    Darwin found fossils of many organisms that did not resemble any living species. How might this finding have affected his understanding of life's diversity?

    A. It may have shown him that species are fixed and unchanging and all species become extinct at some point.
    B. It may have helped him understand that many species go extinct, while others evolve into different species.
    C. It may have led him to the understanding that organisms do not truly become extinct, but rather they simply evolve into different species.
    D. None of the above.

  • Question 5

    2 points  

    Which choice describes the abiotic factor that may have led to the evolution of the Isabela Island Tortoise and the Hood Island Tortoise?

    A. the sparse vegetation available to the Hood Island Tortoise
    B. the abundant vegetation available to the Isabela Island Tortoise
    C. the very different amounts of rainfall on the two islands
    D. Both A and B.

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