Charles Darwin (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Quizzes
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What were Charles Darwin's life dates?
What were Charles Darwin's life dates?
1809-1882
Who coined the term 'natural selection'?
Who coined the term 'natural selection'?
Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
What was Charles Lyell's key contribution to Darwin's thinking?
What was Charles Lyell's key contribution to Darwin's thinking?
Earth was older than Biblical 6000 years
Which thinker contributed the 'survival of the fittest' concept?
Which thinker contributed the 'survival of the fittest' concept?
Thomas Malthus
When did Darwin serve as naturalist aboard HMS Beagle?
When did Darwin serve as naturalist aboard HMS Beagle?
1831-1836
What did Darwin's finches discovery demonstrate?
What did Darwin's finches discovery demonstrate?
One species could develop into another
What are Darwin's three core principles of natural selection?
What are Darwin's three core principles of natural selection?
Competition, Variation, Heredity
What three-step process did Darwin's theory follow?
What three-step process did Darwin's theory follow?
Collect evidence, Develop theory, Identify mechanism
When was Darwin's 'Origin of Species' published?
When was Darwin's 'Origin of Species' published?
1859
Which design argument did natural selection undermine?
Which design argument did natural selection undermine?
Paley's watchmaker theory
How did Darwin's theory challenge human dignity?
How did Darwin's theory challenge human dignity?
Humans as products of chance not God
How did evolution challenge the Genesis Creation story?
How did evolution challenge the Genesis Creation story?
Millions of years vs seven days
Whose discovery filled Darwin's heredity knowledge gap?
Whose discovery filled Darwin's heredity knowledge gap?
Gregor Mendel