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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. In chapter 16, Weiner compares evolutionists to characters in which classic story?
(a) Gulliver's Travels.
(b) Frankenstein.
(c) Donnie Darko.
(d) A Christmas Carol.

2. In what month do cacti on Daphne Major start to bloom?
(a) March.
(b) July.
(c) December.
(d) October.

3. What do the Grants keep in the freezer in the "sub-subbasement'?
(a) Bacteria.
(b) Hotdogs.
(c) Ice core samples.
(d) Blood samples.

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

5. What is "one of the greatest remaining mysteries in biology," according to Weiner?
(a) Human consciousness.
(b) The missing link.
(c) Origins of the universe.
(d) Pigmentation.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what drenched island near the equator do finches live, as mentioned in Chapter 19?

2. Chapter 17 showcases the evolution of which mammal?

3. What type of computer does Rosemary use?

4. On which island do humans not normally live?

5. In chapter 15, Weiner discusses the growth of which microbe in a Petri dish?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain how bacteria build up resistance to antibiotics.

3. Explain the Drosophila experiment and its significance.

4. Answer Weiner's question, "Why are there so many kinds of animals?"

5. Choose one example from the text regarding how humans affect other species, and explain it.

6. Why do plants hybridize rather readily?

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

8. What effect do the finches have on cactus flowers?

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

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

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