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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 does the illustration in The Origin of Species depict?
(a) A mockingbird.
(b) London Bridge.
(c) The "tree of life."
(d) An iguana.

2. Who wrote the book The Blind Watchmaker?
(a) Rob Bell.
(b) Mark Powell.
(c) Thomas Aquinas.
(d) Richard Dawkins.

3. Weiner compares the finches' hunt for seeds to which human food?
(a) Pistachios.
(b) Twinkies.
(c) Walnuts.
(d) Potato chips.

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

5. How long did Darwin study barnacles?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 10 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many species of Ground finch are there in the Galapagos?

2. Who devised the idea of "adaptive landscapes"?

3. Who helped Jamie Smith analyze his data on sparrows?

4. What does the Difficilis on the Pinta eat?

5. Where did Rosemary spend her childhood?

(see the answer key)

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