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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. How much rain fell in the driest year on Daphne Major?

2. What plant did the botanist Edgar Anderson study in the Ozarks?

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

4. How many species of finch are there in Hawaii?

5. Which Greek philosopher is quoted at the end of Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Darwin's spelling errors for modern science?

2. Describe how Biston betularia changed color and why it is changing back.

3. Explain how ocean currents affect the Galapagos Islands.

4. Describe the act of "speciation" in the haw flies.

5. Explain the humor that the Grants find in the painting Science Is Measurement.

6. Explain the Drosophila experiment and its significance.

7. Summarize Gayle Davies' experience with the finches.

8. Describe the place in which the Grants keep finch blood samples.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of human consciousness in current evolutionary studies.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the experiment with the Crossbill finches has affected the study of evolution.

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