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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. Who believed that humans would fall into starvation because they could not meet the needs of the population?
(a) Darwin.
(b) Newton.
(c) Hooker.
(d) Maltus.

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

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

4. What is correlated with a difference in creatures that inhabit a region?
(a) Mating potential.
(b) Food supply.
(c) Migration patterns.
(d) The barriers of that region.

5. What seems unlikely, but must be possible concerning the migration of fish?
(a) Fresh to saltwater migration.
(b) Accidental dispersal.
(c) Upstream migration.
(d) Southbound migration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darwin suggest that natural selection cannot do independently?

2. What do species survive to do?

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

4. What can instinct be compared with?

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

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