On the Origin of Species Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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On the Origin of Species Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Variation Under Nature.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can be said about the range of species that are closely related?
(a) They are typically very small.
(b) They are restricted.
(c) They are unrestricted.
(d) They are typically large.

2. What would a variety do in order to become a new species?
(a) Inter-breed.
(b) Exceed in numbers from the parent species.
(c) Migrate.
(d) Reduce in numbers.

3. What is unique about white cats with blue eyes?
(a) They are deaf.
(b) They are not seen in the wild.
(c) They are blind.
(d) They do not reproduce.

4. How is the practice of purposeful selection seen throughout history?
(a) Natural change in species.
(b) Written records.
(c) No change in species.
(d) Relics from ancient civilizations.

5. 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) Tiger.
(c) Woodpecker.
(d) Beaver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to exactly how species change over time?

2. Which of the following refers to a scientist who studies living creatures?

3. What type of work is presented in The Origin of Species?

4. What is likely to NOT affect variations that are consistent among individuals?

5. What do some scientists say is the reason that cultivated plants do not produce seeds?

(see the answer key)

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