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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. As related at the end of Chapter 3, which person sustained an injury from the barnacles on Daphne Major?
(a) Peter Grant.
(b) Ian Abbott.
(c) Peter Boag.
(d) Lisle Gibbs.

2. Who devised the idea of "adaptive landscapes"?
(a) Trevor Price.
(b) Sewall Wright.
(c) Phillip Gingerich.
(d) Ian Abbott.

3. Who gave the lecture "The Demonstrative Evidence of Evolution"?
(a) William Paley.
(b) Charles Darwin.
(c) Thomas Henry Huxley.
(d) David Lack.

4. Which year was the dry year that is discussed in Chapter 5?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1973.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who analyzed the finch data from the 1970s using partial regression analysis?

2. As mentioned in Chapter 5, which book did Laurene Ratcliffe read while waiting for rain on Daphne Major?

3. In what year was the Charles Darwin Research Station founded?

4. Where did Peter Grant pursue his undergraduate degree?

5. Cactus finches build their nest to protect themselves from which animal?

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