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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: Natural Selection.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would increase the likelihood of variations occurring in a given population?
(a) Increase in available food.
(b) Fewer members of the species to compete with.
(c) Dramatic environmental changes.
(d) Domestication.

2. In Chapter 1: Variation Under Domestication, what animal does Darwin give as an example for being perfectly adapted for catching its food?
(a) Bull.
(b) Beaver.
(c) Woodpecker.
(d) Tiger.

3. What type of work is presented in The Origin of Species?
(a) Metaphysical.
(b) Chemical.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Biological.

4. Which term refers to a type of variation that is seen in most or all groups of organisms?
(a) Definite variation.
(b) Organism variation.
(c) Indefinite variation.
(d) Species variation.

5. What type of populations experience more variations?
(a) Small populations.
(b) Medium populations.
(c) Large populations.
(d) Diverse populations.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4: Natural Selection, what does Darwin suggest about most variations?

2. Which of the following tends to live over larger areas?

3. What can be said about the range of species that are closely related?

4. What happens to a species if their traits and characteristics are not passed down to the next generation?

5. What do Naturalists suggest is one definite distinction between a species and a variety?

(see the answer key)

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