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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: On the Imperfection of the Geological Record.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which species require more years for change?
(a) Fast breeders.
(b) Sterile species.
(c) Inter-breeders.
(d) Slow breeders.

2. What do naturalists connect with species that have two or three variations?
(a) Past generations.
(b) Fossil records.
(c) Future generations.
(d) Intermediate generations.

3. What do naturalists call a situation where a child takes on characteristics NOT shared by the parents?
(a) Adopted.
(b) Reverted.
(c) Introverted.
(d) Extroverted.

4. What other actions do birds use their wings for?
(a) Running.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Mating.
(d) Swimming.

5. If the pistils of a flower are very long, what type of reproduction limitation may this result in?
(a) Climate.
(b) Physical.
(c) Chemical.
(d) Hormonal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What would a variety do in order to become a new species?

3. Why do hybrids tend to display little variation?

4. What happens when species are inter-bred?

5. What type of organisms will not fossilize?

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