The Beak of the Finch Test | Final Test - Easy

Jonathan Weiner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Beak of the Finch Test | Final Test - Easy

Jonathan Weiner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which scientist is mentioned in Chapter 14 as strongly advocating the need for measurement in science?
(a) Louis Pasteur.
(b) Lord Kelvin.
(c) Blaise Pascal.
(d) Marie Curie.

2. How many people carry the bacteria that causes tuberculosis?
(a) 1 in 9.
(b) 1 in 4.
(c) 1 in 6.
(d) 1 in 3.

3. Who made the statement about Cleopatra's nose that is quoted in Chapter 11?
(a) Aesop.
(b) Isaac Newton.
(c) Pythagorus.
(d) Pascal.

4. Who wrote the article on global warming that is discussed in Chapter 18?
(a) Trevor Price.
(b) Phillip Gingerich.
(c) John Endler.
(d) Andrew Bakun.

5. Whom did Darwin commission to breed unusual combinations of pigeons?
(a) Arthur Conan Doyle.
(b) Lord Byron.
(c) John Sewall.
(d) Sir John Sebright.

6. What is the name of the Charles Darwin Research Station's journal?
(a) Darwin Daily.
(b) Noticias del Mar.
(c) Imprimatur Evolutionii.
(d) Noticias de Galapagos.

7. Which animal did Lewontin and Birch study?
(a) Shark.
(b) Goldfish.
(c) Mosquito.
(d) Fruit fly.

8. How much rain fell in the driest year on Daphne Major?
(a) 6 millimeters.
(b) None.
(c) 70 millimeters.
(d) 5 meters.

9. Where did Darwin find the finch Magnirostris magnirostris?
(a) Floreana.
(b) Santa Cruz.
(c) Genovesa.
(d) San Cristóbal.

10. How many mating songs does each species of finch have?
(a) 1.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

11. Who is studying the Sticklebacks?
(a) Dolph Schluter.
(b) Chris Chaplin.
(c) Trevor Price.
(d) Peter Boag.

12. According to Ernst Mayr, what animal has "specialized in despecialization"?
(a) Finches.
(b) Giant pandas.
(c) Mosquitoes.
(d) Humans.

13. What does the Latin word "reticulum" mean?
(a) Explosion.
(b) Net.
(c) Line.
(d) Diversion.

14. In what month do cacti on Daphne Major start to bloom?
(a) March.
(b) July.
(c) December.
(d) October.

15. As mentioned in Chapter 16, Darwin states that which bird landed on his water pitcher?
(a) Heron.
(b) Mockingbird.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Finch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Weiner states in Chapter 14 that the finches are like which work of art?

2. What is different from farm to farm in the Mississippi Delta?

3. When did the ancestors of humans start to walk?

4. How many species of Cichlid live in Lake Victoria?

5. What is the name of the mutant gene that helps flies resist DDT?

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