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

2. How much rain fell in the driest year on Daphne Major?
(a) None.
(b) 5 meters.
(c) 70 millimeters.
(d) 6 millimeters.

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

4. As witnessed by Hermon Carey Bumpus, which birds died en masse after a blizzard?
(a) English sparrows.
(b) Chickadees.
(c) Starlings.
(d) Nuthatches.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Anvers Island?

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

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

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

5. Which scientist is mentioned in Chapter 14 as strongly advocating the need for measurement in science?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how ocean currents affect the Galapagos Islands.

2. What is the significance of the finch's songs? Explain in detail.

3. Summarize Gayle Davies' experience with the finches.

4. Explain how bacteria build up resistance to antibiotics.

5. Explain the Drosophila experiment and its significance.

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

7. Describe the act of "speciation" in the haw flies.

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

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

10. Why do plants hybridize rather readily?

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