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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who believed that humans would fall into starvation because they could not meet the needs of the population?
(a) Hooker.
(b) Maltus.
(c) Darwin.
(d) Newton.

2. As an example of a variation, what does Darwin indicate in Chapter 1 that is a change due to improved diet?
(a) Decreased size.
(b) Lower intelligence.
(c) Higher intelligence.
(d) Increased size.

3. Which term refers to organisms with no distinct gender?
(a) Single cell.
(b) Polymorphic.
(c) Neutral.
(d) Hermaphrodite.

4. What does Darwin suggest about variation for parts that are NOT specialized?
(a) Less variation.
(b) Eventually stops.
(c) Becomes correlational.
(d) More variation.

5. What is one way to observe the change in a species in a controlled environment?
(a) Observe wild animals.
(b) Learn about extinct animals.
(c) Create hybrids.
(d) Observe captive animals.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the struggle for existence caused by?

3. What other field of science can natural selection be compared to?

4. What classification has a large number of species?

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

(see the answer key)

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