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Charles Darwin

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  • a person who studies the history of nature.
    Naturalist
  • a strong interest that drives a person in a certain situation.
    passion
  • no longer living in our world.
    Extinct
  • A belief or story that is not based on fact.
    Myth
  • the buried remains of a plant or animal from long ago.
    Fossil
  • True or False. Charles Darwin grew up in South America.
    False
  • What does it mean to "digest information".
    To take in and process, to understand.
  • the gradual adaptation of a species into a new species.
    evolution
  • True or False. Darwin believed that humans would go extinct before apes.
    False
  • to cut into something and investigate its parts.
    Dissect
  • True or False. On his deathbed, Darwin told everyone not to believe in God.
    False
  • True or False. Charles Darwin's father was a doctor.
    True
  • the beginning of humanity.
    Creation
  • The state of being.
    Existence
  • True or False. "To coin" something means to give it an official name.
    true
  • a long adventure with a specific purpose.
    expedition
  • a priest, a religious leader
    clergymen
  • True or False. Darwin spent five years traveling with the HMS Beagle.
    True
  • to explore and make maps for a region.
    to chart
  • to make an educated guess.
    Hypothesize