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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. What species of bees builds inefficient hives?
(a) Hive-bees.
(b) Yellow jackets.
(c) Honeybees.
(d) Bumblebees.

2. Which species require more years for change?
(a) Slow breeders.
(b) Inter-breeders.
(c) Fast breeders.
(d) Sterile species.

3. What results as a climate becomes more hostile?
(a) More competition.
(b) Better cooperation between species.
(c) Less food.
(d) Fewer species.

4. What species of bee builds the most efficient hives?
(a) Yellowjackets.
(b) Honeybees.
(c) Bumblebees.
(d) Hive-bees.

5. What can instinct be compared with?
(a) Habit.
(b) Nature.
(c) Variation.
(d) Life force.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following refers to ways by which an organism could spread to a new area that would NOT typically occur naturally?

2. Why does the point of possible starvation for animals occur sooner than for humans?

3. What is required for a species to continue to grow?

4. What is one variation found in birds that migrate?

5. What behaviors have been lost through the domestication of cats and dogs?

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