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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 is one river that Darwin gives as an example of one that has dramatically changed over the years?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Rhine.
(c) Nile.
(d) Mississippi.

2. What is one reason that breeders manipulate variations?
(a) For sport.
(b) To decrease the animal population.
(c) To help endangered species.
(d) To improve stock.

3. Why does the point of possible starvation for animals occur sooner than for humans?
(a) Humans artificially produce food.
(b) Humans have better hunting tools.
(c) Humans can rely on dietary supplements.
(d) Humans can last longer on less food.

4. What period in time can explain many migrations due to climate change?
(a) Industrial Age.
(b) Technological Age.
(c) Ice Age.
(d) Thermal Age.

5. Which term refers to a type of variation that is NOT inherited and only affects individuals?
(a) Indefinite variation.
(b) Species variation.
(c) Organism variation.
(d) Definite variation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one function that cave dwelling animals lost through natural selection?

2. Concerning the difficulty of defining species, sub-species, and variations, what does Darwin suggest about differences?

3. What does the absence of complete facts with Darwin's theory open the theory up to?

4. Who is one individual that Darwin mentions as helping him in every way prior to the publication of The Origin of Species?

5. How many objections does Darwin say there are about natural selection?

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