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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11: Geographical Distribution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the same species live in regions separated by large bodies of water, what is the rationale for their existence?
(a) There is no rationale.
(b) The species swam at one point.
(c) Human transport.
(d) The regions were connected at one point.

2. What type of species do many islands lack?
(a) Crustaceans.
(b) Mammals.
(c) Birds.
(d) Amphibians.

3. What behaviors have been lost through the domestication of cats and dogs?
(a) Breeding.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Barking/meowing.
(d) Eating chickens.

4. Where might a species who are adapted to warm climates migrate to as the climate becomes colder?
(a) Equator.
(b) Mountains.
(c) South Pole.
(d) North Pole.

5. Why is instinct NOT well-defined?
(a) It is elusive.
(b) It covers too many behaviors.
(c) They change rapidly.
(d) No one can agree on a definition for instinct.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darwin suggest about acquired traits in parents?

2. What is one unique characteristic of the European cuckoo?

3. What type of relationship do organisms have with one another?

4. What is the struggle for existence caused by?

5. In extreme environments, what are species in competition with?

(see the answer key)

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