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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old are the oldest finches on the island?
(a) 13 years old.
(b) 15 years old.
(c) 5 years old.
(d) 12 years old.

3. Which are the "fittest finches on the island," as discussed in Chapter 8?
(a) The hybrids between the scandens and the fortis.
(b) The hybrids between the magnirostris and the fortis.
(c) The fuliginosa.
(d) The scandens.

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

5. In Chapter 6, what does Weiner compare to a Petri dish?
(a) Genovesa.
(b) Daphne Major.
(c) Earth.
(d) New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the dry year, how much bigger was the beak of a surviving finch than that of a dead finch?

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

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

4. What was the name of Darwin's grandfather?

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

(see the answer key)

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