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

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

3. In what state did Benjamin Walsh build his homestead?
(a) Illinois.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) California.

4. What animal does the Hawaiian Drosophila Project study?
(a) Fruit bats.
(b) Manta rays.
(c) Dragonflies.
(d) Fruit flies.

5. What plant did the botanist Edgar Anderson study in the Ozarks?
(a) Spiderwort.
(b) Lichens.
(c) Dandelions.
(d) Creeping phlox.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Darwin commission to breed unusual combinations of pigeons?

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

3. Where is Anvers Island?

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

5. What book is quoted at the beginning of Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how ocean currents affect the Galapagos Islands.

2. Explain how bacteria build up resistance to antibiotics.

3. Describe Dolph Schluter's experiment in British Columbia.

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

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

6. Explain the humor that the Grants find in the painting Science Is Measurement.

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

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

9. Summarize Weiner's hypothesis on the physical aspect of human consciousness.

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

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