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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 plant has dominated Daphne Major since the flood?

2. Who made the statement about Cleopatra's nose that is quoted in Chapter 11?

3. Where did Darwin pick up the second volume of Principles of Geology?

4. What color was the moth Biston betularia in the early 1800s?

5. As mentioned in Chapter 16, Darwin states that which bird landed on his water pitcher?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do plants hybridize rather readily?

3. Explain the Drosophila experiment and its significance.

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

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

6. Describe what Martin Taylor does with the moth samples he receives.

7. Explain how ocean currents affect the Galapagos Islands.

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

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

10. Explain how bacteria build up resistance to antibiotics.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of the watch and the watchmaker in Darwin's mental development and in the development of evolutionary thought.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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