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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which scientist is mentioned in Chapter 14 as strongly advocating the need for measurement in science?
(a) Marie Curie.
(b) Louis Pasteur.
(c) Blaise Pascal.
(d) Lord Kelvin.

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

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

4. How many times has the environment changed as rapidly as in the 20th century?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

5. Which Greek philosopher is quoted at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Heraclitus.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Plato.

6. What is the painting called that Henry Stacy Marks created?
(a) The Birdwatcher's Evening.
(b) Experiments in Ornithology.
(c) David.
(d) Science Is Measurement.

7. Chapter 17 showcases the evolution of which mammal?
(a) Fox.
(b) Elephant.
(c) Rhinoceros.
(d) Manatee.

8. Approximately how many species of birds are there in the world?
(a) 970.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 305.

9. Who draws a chart at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Peter Boag and Laurene Ratcliffe.
(b) Martin Taylor.
(c) Trevor Price.
(d) Peter and Rosemary.

10. In the first paragraph of Chapter 11, Darwin is discussing the hybridization of which animal?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Fox.
(c) Pigeon.
(d) Hawk.

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

12. What does the illustration in The Origin of Species depict?
(a) The "tree of life."
(b) A mockingbird.
(c) An iguana.
(d) London Bridge.

13. What type of bird is the Crossbill?
(a) Woodpecker.
(b) Finch.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Sparrow.

14. What is the name of the mutant gene that helps flies resist DDT?
(a) Mvw.
(b) Kdr.
(c) Zdp.
(d) Env.

15. What is different from farm to farm in the Mississippi Delta?
(a) Birdsong.
(b) Wildflowers.
(c) Mosquito density.
(d) Crop circles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the librarian of the Charles Darwin Research Station?

2. For what university did the drosophilists discussed in Chapter 12 work?

3. How many mating songs does each species of finch have?

4. What does the Latin word "specere" mean?

5. What do the Grants keep in the freezer in the "sub-subbasement'?

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