GEED 007 Module 2A: Intellectual Revolutions

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What was the duration of Darwin's visit to the Galápagos Islands in 1835?

14 days

50 days

34 days (correct)

60 days

What is a characteristic feature of finches?

Conical beaks (correct)

Long tails

Large bodies

Webbed feet

What did Darwin observe about the beak shapes of finches on the Galápagos Islands?

They were all similar

They were all different

They were not related to their feeding habits

They were adapted to different environmental conditions (correct)

What is the name of the book written by Charles Darwin that was first published in 1859?

The Origin of Species Signup and view all the answers

What did Darwin propose about the finches on the Galápagos Islands?

They all descended from a single species Signup and view all the answers

What is the family name of finches?

Fringillidae Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the finches' beak shapes?

They are adapted to different feeding habits Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the islands where Darwin collected species and recorded observations in 1835?

Galápagos Islands Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the process that Darwin's observations of the finches exemplify?

Natural selection Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the resemblance of island finches to mainland finch species?

They share a common ancestral origin Signup and view all the answers

GEED 007 Module 2A: Intellectual Revolutions

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Questions and Answers

What was the duration of Darwin's visit to the Galápagos Islands in 1835?

What is a characteristic feature of finches?

What did Darwin observe about the beak shapes of finches on the Galápagos Islands?

What is the name of the book written by Charles Darwin that was first published in 1859?

What did Darwin propose about the finches on the Galápagos Islands?

What is the family name of finches?

What is the significance of the finches' beak shapes?

What is the name of the islands where Darwin collected species and recorded observations in 1835?

What is the name of the process that Darwin's observations of the finches exemplify?

What is the significance of the resemblance of island finches to mainland finch species?

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