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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What normally causes the finches not to eat Chamaesyce?
(a) Its thorns.
(b) Its furry exterior.
(c) Its latex substance.
(d) Its hardness.

2. What organism did Darwin's colleague Joseph Hooker study?
(a) Ferns.
(b) Sea cucumbers.
(c) Bracket fungi.
(d) Seals.

3. What animal does Weiner describe as having "the body plan of a volcano"?
(a) Barnacle.
(b) Crow.
(c) Mussel.
(d) Tortoise.

4. To which of the researchers' objects are finches always attracted?
(a) A bucket of water.
(b) The trash can.
(c) Boots.
(d) Fans.

5. How many populations of finches did the Grants study during their first year in the Galapagos?
(a) 35.
(b) 30.
(c) 12.
(d) 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 6, Weiner compares evolution to the motion of which object?

2. As Chapter 5 ends, Weiner mentions which food that Darwin ate in the Galapagos?

3. Who is studying the Sticklebacks?

4. Who gave the lecture "The Demonstrative Evidence of Evolution"?

5. Who created the concept of the "darwin"?

(see the answer key)

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