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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the Charles Darwin Research Station founded?

2. What organism did Darwin's colleague Joseph Hooker study?

3. Who argued against the principle of divergence using the phrase "the Ghost of Competition Past"?

4. What was the name of Darwin's grandfather?

5. In what book does Darwin discuss "sexual selection"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Peter Boag and Laurene Ratcliffe did on Daphne Major while waiting for rain.

2. How do various species get from island to island in the Galapagos? Remember to include examples of both plants and animals.

3. Under what circumstances do finches drink nectar?

4. Which Fortis finches survived the drought of 1977, and why?

5. Describe some of the differences between the finch species in the Galapagos.

6. What did Lack discover about the finches, and how was it significant?

7. Why did the crew of the Beagle want to stop in the Galapagos, and what did they find there?

8. Compare the beaks of Jamie Smith's sparrows with the beaks of the finches.

9. What is significant about the hybrid finches discussed in Chapter 8?

10. How do the Grants collect blood samples from the finches?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of human consciousness in current evolutionary studies.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the personality and work of Rosemary Grant, and compare and contrast her with another person in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast two episodes of anthropomorphism in the book.

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