Charles Darwin

Question 1

Charles Darwin said that organisms evolved as a result of a process called…

Answer 1

natural selection

Question 2

What is evolution?

Answer 2

When an organism changes over time

Question 3

Why did people disagree with Charles Darwins theory of evolution

Answer 3

They believed that god made all living things

Question 4

What evidence is there to support Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.

Answer 4

Fossil evidence shows organisms have changed
Organisms that are not adapted to their environment go extinct.
Changes have been observed in bacteria

Question 5

What was Charles Darwin’s book called?

Answer 5

‘On the Origin of Species’

Question 6

Which scientist read Darwin’s theory to peer review it?

Answer 6

Alfred Wallace

Question 7

What do we call it when scientists check each others work before publishing it?

Answer 7

Peer review

Question 8

Explain how a bird beak can change as a result of natural selection.

Answer 8

Random mutation causes
Variation in beak shapes
Advantage - the bird with the most effective beak
Survives and
Reproduces
Genes passed on..
Birds without effective beaks die out so do not pass on genes.