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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. Which weed does Chapter 4 discuss in detail?

2. Who has deeply studied the history of studying evolution in the Galapagos Islands?

3. What is the name of the instrument the Grants use to measure the hardness of the seeds the finches eat?

4. How many species of finch live in the Galapagos Islands?

5. Which are the "fittest finches on the island," as discussed in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the arguments of some of the biologists' early opposition to the theory of evolution.

2. Explain El Niño and how it affects the Galapagos Islands.

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

4. What was Darwin's seed experiment that is discussed in Chapter 9, and how did he carry it out?

5. Describe some of the unusual finch behaviors during the drought.

6. Describe the Grants' filing system at Princeton.

7. What difference did Darwin see among the barnacles, and how did he react?

8. Describe the typical method of arrival on Daphne Major.

9. Explain the metaphor of the watch and the watchmaker.

10. Explain Darwin's "eureka" from Chapter 10.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the difference between the fossil record and real-time observations as concerns tracing the path of evolution.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of human consciousness in current evolutionary studies.

Essay Topic 3

Describe two settings that you find within the book, and compare and contrast them.

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