Charles Darwin and Evolution
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What are Charles Darwin's birth and death dates?
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1809-1882
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What was Charles Darwin's career?
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Naturalist and Geologist
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What was his most familiar species?
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Galapagos Finches
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What did Charles Darwin call "survival of the fittest"?
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Natural Selection
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What was the name of the book Charles Darwin published?
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Origin of Species
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What year did Charles Darwin publicly introduce his revolutionary theory of evolution in a letter read at a meeting of the Linnean Society.
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1858
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What date was "Origin of Species" published?
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November 24, 1859
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Change in a gene that is either random or caused by an outside force.
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Mutation
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The change in characteristics of a population over time.
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Evolution
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A group of organisms that can mate with one another and produce offspring that is fertile.
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Species
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The process which humans choose which plants or animals to mate based on certain desirable traits.
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Selective Breeding
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Where was Charles Darwin born?
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Shrewsbury, England
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Where did Charles Darwin die?
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Downe, England
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How long was Charles Darwin's voyage?
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Five Years
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What was the name of the ship Charles Darwin was on during his voyage?
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HMS Beagle
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What chain of islands did Charles Darwin study?
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Galápagos Islands
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A difference in a characteristic or trait from one organism in a species to another in the same species?
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Variation
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How old was Charles Darwin when he died?
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73
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On what exact date was Charles Darwin born?
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February 12, 1809
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On what exact date did Charles Darwin die?
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April 19, 1882
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What is Darwin's full name?
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Charles Robert Darwin
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He is best known for his work as a naturalist, developing a theory of evolution to explain biological change.
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Charles Darwin
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Where did Charles Darwin earn his college education?
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University of Edinburgh, Cambridge
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What led Charles Darwin to formulate his theory of evolution and his views on the process of natural selection?
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His Studies of Specimens
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When Charles Darwin noticed similarities among species all over the globe, along with variations based on specific locations, leading him to believe that they had gradually evolved from common ancestors. This discovery is known as?
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The Theory of Evolution
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What did other naturalists believe about all species?
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That They Came into Being at the Start of the World, or were Created Over the Course of Natural History
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Charles Darwin believed that species survived through a process where species that successfully adapted to meet their changing requirements thrived, while those that failed to evolve and reproduce died off. What is this process called?
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Natural Selection
