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In the life of Charles Darwin, many of his discoveries and theories were formed from his studies on what archipelago in the Pacific Ocean?
The Indonesian Archipelago
The Galapagos Islands
The Philippines
The Hawaiian Islands
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Charles Darwin's papers that explained his theories on the concepts of natural selection to promote change in species was a joint publication with what other biologist?
Samuel L. Underhill
Francis Laslow Norton
Gregory Crichton
Alfred Russel Wallace
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Originally, Charles Darwin was studying what subject at the University of Edinburgh before he began to pursue his studies of nature?
Astronomy
Medicine
Cartography
Music
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One of the favorite pastimes of Darwin was his study of marine invertebrates, especially which animal?
Sea cucumbers
Barnacles
Snails
Driving bell spiders
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Despite the fact that he came up with the concept of natural selection, Charles Darwin did not coin that term for this concept. What man actually came up with the phrase "natural selection"?
Herbert Spencer
Coulton Armstrong
August Thornberry
Leon Finestein
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Charles Darwin made many of his studies over a five year expedition on what famous ship?
HMS Gulldew
HMS Beagle
HMS Daffodil
HMS Wales
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What type of bird is often associated with Charles Darwin because he studied how they adapted to life on different islands?
Sparrows
Doves
Finches
Eagles
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Which of the following men acted as Darwin's mentor and was instrumental in promoting Darwin's ideas?
Louis Grant Oster
John Stevens Henslow
Johann Fritz
Anthony Verins Longstreet
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What was the name of Darwin's most famous book in which he explained many of his theories and studies and which was also published in 1859?
On the Origin of Species
Where Everything Came from
The Adaptation for Survival
The Evolution of Genetics in the Biological Plane
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Darwin was influenced by the theories of what man who studied the limits of populations and how they fluctuated?
Andrew Rohan
Thomas Malthus
Alexander Lyell
Maxwell Shale
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For his efforts and discoveries in the field of science, Charles Darwin was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in what year?
1839
1845
1850
1853
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Which of the following was not a book written by Charles Darwin in his life?
The Expression of the Emotions of Man and Animals
The Descent of Man
The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Actions of Worms
Humanity's Genetic Destiny
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As a true honor to the legacy of Darwin, after he died he was buried in what legendary cemetery for famous Englishmen?
Cambridge Hill
Westminster Abbey
Dovovan Downs
Brightview Follows
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