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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 Babylonian king "saw the writing on the wall"?

2. What is the name of the Charles Darwin Research Station's journal?

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

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

5. How many times has the environment changed as rapidly as in the 20th century?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dolph Schluter's experiment in British Columbia.

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

3. Explain how bacteria build up resistance to antibiotics.

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

5. Summarize Gayle Davies' experience with the finches.

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

7. Explain the Drosophila experiment and its significance.

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

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

10. Why do plants hybridize rather readily?

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

Describe the personality and work of Rosemary Grant, and compare and contrast her with another person in the book.

Essay Topic 3

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

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