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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Rosemary relates, what sometimes causes a bamboo pole to become unexpectedly heavy as one carries it?
(a) An eagle.
(b) An iguana.
(c) A hawk.
(d) Guano.

2. Who wrote the book The Blind Watchmaker?
(a) Rob Bell.
(b) Thomas Aquinas.
(c) Mark Powell.
(d) Richard Dawkins.

3. How many people carry the bacteria that causes tuberculosis?
(a) 1 in 4.
(b) 1 in 9.
(c) 1 in 3.
(d) 1 in 6.

4. In chapter 15, Weiner discusses the growth of which microbe in a Petri dish?
(a) Salmonella.
(b) E. coli.
(c) Streptococcus.
(d) Ebola virus.

5. What do Crossbills eat?
(a) The seeds in pinecones.
(b) Acorns.
(c) Earthworms.
(d) Berries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how many islands are in the Galapagos Archipelago?

2. What caused the heavy rains in December 1982?

3. In what state did Benjamin Walsh build his homestead?

4. Which of the following is not a predator mentioned in Chapter 6?

5. The Grants' research is compared to which novel?

(see the answer key)

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