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Name: Date: Per: Chapter 7.1 Reading and Notetaking Guide Darwin’s Theory pp. 224-231 Darwin’s Observations p. 225 1. Is the following sentence true or false? Charles Darwin was not surprised by the variety of living things he saw on his voyage around the world. _______________ 2. A group of similar organisms is called a(n) _______________. 3. A(n) _______________ is the preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past. Galapagos Organisms pp. 226-227 4. Circle the letter of each sentence that is true about Darwin’s observations a. many Galapagos Islands were similar to organisms on mainland South America. b. Iguanas on the Galapagos Islands had small claws for climbing trees. c. Darwin thought the ancestors of Galapagos animals and plants came from mainland South America. d. All tortoises living in the Galapagos Islands look exactly the same. 5. Darwin noticed many differences among similar _______________ as he traveled from on Galapagos Island to the next. Look at the bird beaks below. Match the bird beaks with the kind of food the bird eats 6. _____ Insects 7. _____ Seeds 8. A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce is a(n) _______________. Evolution p. 228 9. Circle the letter of each sentence that is true about Darwin’s conclusions. a. Darwin understood immediately why Galapagos organisms had many different adaptations b. Darwin thought that Galapagos organisms gradually changed over many generations c. Darwin believed that evolution had occurred on the Galapagos Islands d. Selective breeding helped Darwin understand how evolution might occur 10. What is evolution? ____________________________________________________________ 1 11. Circle the letter of the term that means a well-tested concept that explains many observations a. idea b. evolution c. scientific theory d. hypothesis Natural Selection p. 229-231 12. In his book The Origin of Species, Darwin explained that evolution occurs by means of _______________. 13. Is the following sentence true or false? Individuals with variations that make them better adapted to their environment will not survive. _______________ Match the factors that affect the process of natural selection with their definitions Definitions 14. ____Effect caused by limited food and other resources 15. ____Differences between individuals of same species 16. ____Effect caused by species producing more offspring that can survive Factors a. overproduction b. competition c. variations 17. Is the following sentence true or false? Darwin knew all about genes and mutations. ______________ 18. Is the following sentence true or false? Only traits that are controlled by genes can be acted upon by natural selection. ________________ 19. Why would natural selection not occur without variations in species? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2