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BSC 108 Final
Practice Question Bank
Comprehensive Review with 78 Questions, Answers & Rationales
BSC 108 — Evolution, Ecology & Biodiversity
Edition 1 · August 2026
,Table of Contents
1. Instructions for Use 2
2. Practice Questions with Answers & Rationales 2
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, BSC 108 FINAL PRACTICE GUIDE EVOLUTION, ECOLOGY & BIODIVERSITY
How to Use This Guide
Read each stem, choose your answer, then check the rationale below. The correct option is marked, and each wrong option
is explained. This guide contains 78 questions covering the full scope of the BSC 108 Final.
Category: BSC 108 — Final Exam
1 Name of Darwin's ship?
A HMS Beagle
B HMS Endeavour
C Santa Maria
D HMS Discovery
Why A is correct: Darwin traveled on the HMS Beagle during his five-year voyage (1831–1836) that led to his theory of
evolution.
B — HMS Endeavour was Captain Cook's ship.
C — Santa Maria was Columbus's ship.
D — HMS Discovery was used in polar exploration.
2 Full name of the publication that Darwin published?
A The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
B The Descent of Man
C On the Tendency of Species to Form Varieties
D Principles of Geology
Why A is correct: Darwin's seminal work published in 1859 was titled "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural
Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life."
B — This was published later in 1871.
C — This was Wallace's paper.
D — This was written by Charles Lyell.
BSC 108 Final
Practice Question Bank
Comprehensive Review with 78 Questions, Answers & Rationales
BSC 108 — Evolution, Ecology & Biodiversity
Edition 1 · August 2026
,Table of Contents
1. Instructions for Use 2
2. Practice Questions with Answers & Rationales 2
BSC 108 · University of Alabama Page 1
, BSC 108 FINAL PRACTICE GUIDE EVOLUTION, ECOLOGY & BIODIVERSITY
How to Use This Guide
Read each stem, choose your answer, then check the rationale below. The correct option is marked, and each wrong option
is explained. This guide contains 78 questions covering the full scope of the BSC 108 Final.
Category: BSC 108 — Final Exam
1 Name of Darwin's ship?
A HMS Beagle
B HMS Endeavour
C Santa Maria
D HMS Discovery
Why A is correct: Darwin traveled on the HMS Beagle during his five-year voyage (1831–1836) that led to his theory of
evolution.
B — HMS Endeavour was Captain Cook's ship.
C — Santa Maria was Columbus's ship.
D — HMS Discovery was used in polar exploration.
2 Full name of the publication that Darwin published?
A The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
B The Descent of Man
C On the Tendency of Species to Form Varieties
D Principles of Geology
Why A is correct: Darwin's seminal work published in 1859 was titled "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural
Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life."
B — This was published later in 1871.
C — This was Wallace's paper.
D — This was written by Charles Lyell.
