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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. In the first paragraph of Chapter 11, Darwin is discussing the hybridization of which animal?

2. Who wrote the book The Blind Watchmaker?

3. What type of bird is the Crossbill?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain how bacteria build up resistance to antibiotics.

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

5. Why do plants hybridize rather readily?

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

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

8. Summarize Gayle Davies' experience with the finches.

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

10. What significance did Hermon Carey Bumpus discover in the sparrows' deaths? What significance did Peter Grant see?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe Weiner's use of conceit (extended metaphor) and its significance in the book.

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