Charles Darwin

Q. Charles Darwin is considered as the 'father of evolutionary biology'.

1. True
2. False

Q. Charles Darwin was the first person to propose the theory of evolution.

1. True
2. False

Q. The book 'Origin of Species' was written by Charles Darwin.

1. False
2. True

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Question 33
The ‘Origin of Species’ is written by

(a) Linnaeus
(b) Darwin
(c) Hackel
(d) Whittaker

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Who has described the idea of evolution in book "The origin of species"

Q. The book ‘On the Origin of Species’ was written by

1. Charles Darwin
2. Gregor Mendel
3. Richard Dawkins
4. Ernst Haeckel

Q. Why did Darwin’s finches on Galapagos Islands develop different types of beaks?

1. To fight off predatory birds
2. To attract the opposite sex
3. To avoid competition for food
4. All of these
5. None of these

Q. Which of the following scientist(s) proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection?

1. Charles Darwin
2. Gregor Mendel
3. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
4. Carl Linnaeus

Q. Charles Darwin was the first scientist to propose the theory of evolution.

1. False
2. True

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Question 24
The theory of evolution of species by natural selection was given by

(a) Mendel
(b) Darwin
(c) Morgan
(d) Lamarck