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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What organization did Tjitte de Vries direct?
(a) The Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
(b) The Charles Darwin Research Station.
(c) The Finch Unit.
(d) The Environmental Protection Agency.

2. Which animal did one finch attack during the dry year?
(a) A mockingbird.
(b) A sea lion.
(c) A hawk.
(d) A black lizard.

3. Which weed does Chapter 4 discuss in detail?
(a) Dandelion.
(b) Caltrop.
(c) Thistle.
(d) Lemon grass.

4. Where did Peter Grant pursue his undergraduate degree?
(a) UCLA.
(b) New York University.
(c) Cambridge University.
(d) Harvard University.

5. Who wrote the book Natural Selection in the Wild?
(a) John Endler.
(b) Charles Darwin.
(c) Peter Grant.
(d) David Lack.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the researchers' objects are finches always attracted?

2. How long did Darwin study barnacles?

3. Where does Jamie Smith study sparrows?

4. Where did Rosemary spend her childhood?

5. In what year did the Grants first go to the Galapagos?

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