Darwin’s Dangerous Idea PBS Evolution DVD Series WorksheetName: ______

HR: ______Date: ______

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Part 1 10 min

Part 2 10 min

part 3 10 min

part 4 10 min

part 5-- (10min)

part 6 10 min

part 7 10 min

part 8 10 min

part 9 10 min

part 10 10 min

part 11 10 min

  1. What was the name of the ship that Darwin sailed on? ______
  1. Why was Darwin worried about sharing his ideas and theory?
  1. What illness did Darwin experience at sea?
  1. How long was the voyage? ______years
  1. What type of science did Darwin speak on and base his theories? G______
  1. Darwin mislabeled his birds, what type were they all? F______
  1. What did the sea captain think about Darwin’s idea?
  1. Using geology as his bases of thinking, Darwin concluded that animals had to adapt to create new ______.
  1. What were the differences in the birds’ beak?
  1. The Galpagous Islands are almost the same climate and geology, so why do they have different kinds of finches?
  1. What was Darwin’s truth?
  1. Darwin said that life could not be a ladder but a ______of life with b______to show new species. The trunk representing the ancient ancestors.
  1. Why is there so much diversity in the rainforest.
  1. Darwin Biographer---“Given enough time ______can take place.”
  1. Do you think that with enough adaptation, new species can form? __YES __NO
  1. Why would upland animals be different from lowland animals?
  1. What is Darwin’s example of selective breeding? ______(hint: this is when is talking with the girl holding a dog).

Based on what you learned in the film:

  1. How does the environment influence change over time?
  1. How does DNA provide evidence for evolution?
  1. What is natural selection?
  1. Can we see natural selection at work in nature today? Give an example.
  1. Give two examples of the imperfections.
  1. Did Darwin think evolution was for or against God?
  1. Can conventional belief in God be compatible with understanding evolution?

25.Why do people often have trouble with the concept of evolution?