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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. Which plant has dominated Daphne Major since the flood?
(a) Cacabus.
(b) Cactus.
(c) Passionflower.
(d) Tribulus.

2. What color "indicates age and experience" in the male finches' feathers?
(a) Brown.
(b) Gold.
(c) Black.
(d) Yellow.

3. From where does Martin Taylor collect his moth specimens?
(a) The Pacific Northwest.
(b) The Bible Belt.
(c) The Midwest.
(d) The East Coast.

4. What caused the heavy rains in December 1982?
(a) Unusually cold weather.
(b) Global warming.
(c) A typhoon.
(d) El Niño.

5. Who helped Jamie Smith analyze his data on sparrows?
(a) Dolph Schluter.
(b) Peter Grant.
(c) Peter Boag.
(d) Ian Abbott.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animal did Lewontin and Birch study?

2. Which famous writer went to Christ's College before Darwin?

3. In Chapter 6, what does Weiner compare to a Petri dish?

4. According to Weiner, the woodpecker's beak is similar to what tool?

5. Which animal did the evolutionist David Lack not consider when formulating his ideas, as mentioned in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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