- 1. When was Charles Darwin's 'Origin of Species' published?
A) 1871
B) 1859
C) 1900
D) 1809
- 2. What was the full title of Darwin's 'Origin of Species'?
A) The Evolution of Species in Nature
B) The Big Book of Evolution
C) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
D) Origin and Evolution of Living Beings
- 3. Which ship did Darwin sail on for his famous voyage that influenced his ideas in 'Origin of Species'?
A) HMS Challenger
B) HMS Beagle
C) HMS Endeavour
D) HMS Discovery
- 4. What was the main concept proposed by Darwin in 'Origin of Species'?
A) Natural Selection
B) Intelligent Design
C) Creationism
D) Lamarckism
- 5. Which scientist independently developed a similar theory of evolution around the same time as Darwin?
A) Alfred Russel Wallace
B) Gregor Mendel
C) Louis Pasteur
D) James Hutton
- 6. Which group of organisms did Darwin specifically focus on in 'Origin of Species' to illustrate his theory?
A) Finches
B) Elephants
C) Whales
D) Butterflies
- 7. Which scientist was a key influence on Darwin's thinking, particularly in geology?
A) Georges Cuvier
B) Charles Lyell
C) Thomas Malthus
D) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
- 8. Which edition of 'Origin of Species' included a rejoinder to critics, addressing common misconceptions?
A) Eighth
B) Second
C) Sixth
D) Fourth
- 9. What is the term Darwin used to describe the deliberate breeding of organisms to produce desired traits?
A) Directional Selection
B) Sexual Selection
C) Artificial Selection
D) Natural Selection
- 10. How did Darwin explain the variation observed among individuals in a population in 'Origin of Species'?
A) Through divine intervention
B) Through inheritance and natural selection
C) Through sudden mutation events
D) Through selfish behavior
- 11. In what year did Darwin publish a follow-up book to 'Origin of Species' titled 'The Descent of Man'?
A) 1900
B) 1859
C) 1871
D) 1885
- 12. The concept of 'survival of the fittest' was popularized by whom as an extension of Darwin's work in 'Origin of Species'?
A) Ernst Haeckel
B) Alfred Russel Wallace
C) Thomas Huxley
D) Herbert Spencer
- 13. What is the term Darwin used to describe the process of male competition and female choice in mating?
A) Natural Selection
B) Sexual Selection
C) Selective Breeding
D) Artificial Selection
- 14. Darwin's theory of evolution is based on the concept of ___ descent with modification.
A) divergent
B) common
C) parallel
D) independent
- 15. According to Darwin, what is the driving force behind natural selection?
A) competition
B) mutation
C) chance
D) cooperation
- 16. What type of selection occurs when individuals with extreme phenotypes have the highest fitness?
A) directional
B) stabilizing
C) sexual
D) disruptive
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