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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is studying the Sticklebacks?
(a) Peter Boag.
(b) Dolph Schluter.
(c) Chris Chaplin.
(d) Trevor Price.

2. How many species of Ground finch are there in the Galapagos?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Fourteen.

3. In Chapter 5, to which mythical figure does Weiner compare the finches?
(a) The Sirens.
(b) Icharus.
(c) Sisyphus.
(d) Medusa.

4. What type of bird suffered on Genovesa during the rains of 1982-83?
(a) Bluebird.
(b) Mockingbird.
(c) Finch.
(d) Booby.

5. What does the Latin word "specere" mean?
(a) To sing.
(b) To be speckled.
(c) To see.
(d) To specify.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of bird did Darwin breed back home in England?

2. Who argued against the principle of divergence using the phrase "the Ghost of Competition Past"?

3. How long did it take flies to develop resistance to the "resistance-proof" pesticides introduced in 1967?

4. What plant did the botanist Edgar Anderson study in the Ozarks?

5. Who wrote the book Natural Selection in the Wild?

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