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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. On which island do humans not normally live?

2. Who draws a chart at the end of Chapter 14?

3. What type of computer does Rosemary use?

4. Who wrote the article on global warming that is discussed in Chapter 18?

5. What does the Latin word "reticulum" mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Lewontin and Birch discover about the Dacus tryoni?

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

4. Explain how ocean currents affect the Galapagos Islands.

5. Summarize Gayle Davies' experience with the finches.

6. Explain how bacteria build up resistance to antibiotics.

7. Why do plants hybridize rather readily?

8. Explain the Drosophila experiment and its significance.

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

10. Choose one example from the text regarding how humans affect other species, and explain it.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Darwin's personality and contributions to science.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Weiner's use of description in the scene of the freezer that contains the finches' blood samples.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of Darwin's Sandwalk as a symbol in the book.

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