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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the fate of traits that are neither helpful nor unhelpful for survival?
2. In Chapter 4: Natural Selection, what does Darwin suggest about most variations?
3. What is one function that cave dwelling animals lost through natural selection?
4. What animal does Darwin use as an example of an intermediate form of a full-land and full-flying animal?
5. What do naturalists connect with species that have two or three variations?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Darwin's specific interest in the living species?
2. Why is it sometimes impossible to tell if climate is the cause for variations in the same species located in different geographical locations?
3. Why is a flying mammal such as a bat difficult to explain through natural selection?
4. What is the difference between domesticated and wild animals, according to Darwin?
5. What is the ultimate result of the constant struggle to live?
6. What can't all examples for disused organs be attributed to correlational growth?
7. Why would, on some islands, nature select for beetles that do not fly?
8. Why does Darwin feel the distinction between species variations is arbitrary?
9. How does the growth of a population work?
10. What are four objections raised to the theory of natural selection?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Darwin suggests that when the information in this book is combined, it supports his theory. Do you agree? Use examples and theories from the book to demonstrate how combining his theory and the opposition offers support for the theory itself.
Essay Topic 2
Accidental means of dispersal is one type of migration. Do you think this is an affective means of migration? When this occurs, do you think a species will need to adapt, or could they remain the same? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Darwin uses the scientific method. How does he study nature and species using this method, and what is the significance of this method?
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