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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. Who created the concept of the "darwin"?

2. How many sparrows survived the first population crash that Jamie Smith studied?

3. From what bird do the vampire finches drink blood?

4. Where did Rosemary spend her childhood?

5. Which animal did one finch attack during the dry year?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the appearance of Daphne Major after it stopped raining in Chapter 7.

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

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

4. Of what significance is Darwin's Sandwalk to science?

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

6. How did Darwin react to the finches while he was in the Galapagos and later while he was in England?

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

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

9. Explain Weiner's assertion that "taxonomists can be classified into splitters and lumpers."

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of the importance of tiny measurements, including examples from the text in your explication.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Darwin's "eureka" and its implications for later scientific thought.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of human consciousness in current evolutionary studies.

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