Homework Evolution 1

 

Directions: Answer the questions below using complete sentences.

 

1) Why is evolution not a theory?

 

 

 

 

2) Where did Darwin spend most of his time studying? What book did he publish with his study materials?

 

 

 

 

 

3) Can organisms choose to adapt? Why or why not?

 

 

 

 

4) How have giraffes adapted to living in Africa?

 

 

 

5) How have chameleons adapted to living in the forest?

 

 

 

 

6) Explain Darwin’s theory of natural selection.

 

 

 

7) What are some traits that humans possess that allow them to be “fit?”

 

 

 

 

8) Why is natural selection a theory?

 

 

 

 

9) How do species survive in their environment for a long period of time?

 

 

 

 

10) Give one example of an area that has high biodiversity.

 

 

 

 

11) Compare and contrast Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace.

12) Why was Darwin’s theory not accepted by all? Explain.

 

 

 

 

 

13) Why was the HMS Beagle voyage important in scientific history?

 

 

 

 

 

14) Explain one fish that is adapted to the coral reef life. Explain how this fish has adapted over the years.

 

 

 

 

 

15) Use the words evolution, trait, and fitness is a couple of sentences. The sentences must all link together.

 

 

 

 

 

 

16) If you could change any organism so that it would become better suited for its environment, what organism would you change and why?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17) What was Darwin’s book called? Why is this book significant?

 

 

 

 

 

 

18) Explain Darwin’s theory of natural selection in your own words. Give an example.