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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who made the statement about Cleopatra's nose that is quoted in Chapter 11?
(a) Isaac Newton.
(b) Pythagorus.
(c) Aesop.
(d) Pascal.

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

3. How long did it take flies to develop resistance to the "resistance-proof" pesticides introduced in 1967?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 5 years.

4. What part of the human is comparable to the finch's beak, according to Weiner?
(a) The hand.
(b) The mind.
(c) The digestive tract.
(d) The eye.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the painting called that Henry Stacy Marks created?

2. What does an old woman in Puerto Ayora eat to avenge herself against the finches?

3. Who wrote the article on global warming that is discussed in Chapter 18?

4. Who appears in Chapter 15 separating DNA in plastic bags?

5. Chapter 17 showcases the evolution of which mammal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the Drosophila experiment and its significance.

2. Describe the place in which the Grants keep finch blood samples.

3. Describe how Biston betularia changed color and why it is changing back.

4. Explain how bacteria build up resistance to antibiotics.

5. Describe the two shorelines that Weiner discusses in Chapter 11.

6. What did Lewontin and Birch discover about the Dacus tryoni?

7. Describe what Martin Taylor does with the moth samples he receives.

8. Why do plants hybridize rather readily?

9. What significance did Hermon Carey Bumpus discover in the sparrows' deaths? What significance did Peter Grant see?

10. What is the significance of Darwin's spelling errors for modern science?

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