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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14: Recapitulation and Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the offspring when two of the same distinct species interbreed?
(a) Sterile.
(b) Eaten by parents.
(c) Migrate after birth.
(d) Fertile.

2. Why do scientists believe fossils do not exist at the bottom of the ocean?
(a) Too much pressure.
(b) They cannot get to the bottom.
(c) Fossils are only found on land.
(d) No species that far down.

3. What type of selection primarily affects the reproductive characteristics of a species?
(a) Sexual selection.
(b) Artificial selection.
(c) Natural selection.
(d) Environmental selection.

4. What is one unique characteristic of the European cuckoo?
(a) Buries eggs.
(b) Cares for other birds' eggs.
(c) Eats eggs.
(d) Lays eggs in other birds' nests.

5. What does the bone structure of the human hand resemble?
(a) Hoof of a horse.
(b) Fin of a fish.
(c) Wing of a bat.
(d) Paw of a dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will variation in an organism do for that organism?

2. What geological process destroys fossils?

3. Which term refers to a type of variation that is seen in most or all groups of organisms?

4. What does Darwin say will happen to species that do not adapt?

5. Which term refers to a type of variation that is NOT inherited and only affects individuals?

(see the answer key)

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