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