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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 do some geologists suggest about islands in the Atlantic and the continent of Europe?
(a) They have the same species.
(b) The species are completely different from one another.
(c) They were once connected.
(d) They have the same climate.

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

3. What is the primary cause for the struggle for survival between species?
(a) Food sources.
(b) Rapid reproduction.
(c) Environmental factors.
(d) Variation.

4. What does the process of species growth suggest about species that are transported into foreign regions?
(a) They inter-breed.
(b) They do not prosper.
(c) They prosper.
(d) They stay stagnant.

5. What is required for a species to continue to grow?
(a) Food supply.
(b) Other species.
(c) Land.
(d) Strong males.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the American cuckoo different from the European cuckoo?

2. What seems unlikely, but must be possible concerning the migration of fish?

3. What may stop a group of carnivorous wolves from growing?

4. What is the major limiting factor to migration?

5. What can instinct be compared with?

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