20 Questions
What event prompted Charles Darwin to start writing his book On the Origin of Species?
Alfred Wallace sending him an unpublished manuscript with similar ideas
What key concept did Darwin's On the Origin of Species introduce with observational support?
Descent with modification
Which island played a crucial role in the Grants' observation of natural selection in Galápagos finches?
Daphne Major
What was a key factor that led to the flourishing and reproduction of individuals according to Darwin's theory?
Possessing better heritable traits
Which scientist compared the beak sizes of medium ground finch parents and offspring over many years?
The Grants
What was the significant contribution of Alfred Wallace to evolutionary theory?
Sending Darwin an unpublished manuscript with similar ideas
Which type of finch has a beak specifically designed for pulling buds from branches?
Vegetarian finch
Among the Galápagos finches, which type has probing beaks to search for insects in crevices and pick them up?
Warbler finch
Which type of finch has grasping beaks to pick insects from trees?
Medium tree finch
What behavior can the woodpecker finch exhibit with its beak?
Using a cactus spine for probing
Which finch is known for having a beak suitable for breaking apart wood in search of insects?
Sharp-billed ground finch
Which type of finch is specialized in opening cactus fruits and taking out seeds?
Large cactus finch
What is the unifying theme of biology according to the text?
Evolution
Which concept refers to the formation of new species or groups of species?
Macroevolution
Who was the first to carry out a thorough study of the natural world in the mid- to late-1600s?
John Ray
Which scientist suggested that life forms change over time in the late 1700s?
George Buffon
Who proposed the theory of uniformitarianism in geology?
Charles Darwin
Which economist suggested that only a fraction of a population will survive and reproduce?
Thomas Malthus
What key influence shaped Charles Darwin's theory according to the text?
All of the above
In which year did Charles Darwin embark on his famous voyage on the Beagle?
1831
Test your knowledge on Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution. Learn about Darwin's life, his research on barnacles, and the publication of 'On the Origin of Species'.
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