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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: Hybridism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of populations experience more variations?
(a) Medium populations.
(b) Large populations.
(c) Small populations.
(d) Diverse populations.

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

3. How is the practice of purposeful selection seen throughout history?
(a) Relics from ancient civilizations.
(b) Natural change in species.
(c) Written records.
(d) No change in species.

4. What does Darwin state is a main difference between first generation mongrels and first generation hybrids?
(a) First generation mongrels show less variation.
(b) First generation mongrels show more variation.
(c) First generation mongrels show no variation.
(d) First generation mongrels are larger.

5. How do some scientists demonstrate the differences between species and variations?
(a) Scientific method.
(b) Natural breeding.
(c) Through hybrids.
(d) Fossil records.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of species are variations of the eye found?

2. How many objections does Darwin say there are about natural selection?

3. In Chapter 4: Natural Selection, what does Darwin suggest about most variations?

4. Which species require more years for change?

5. What happens when two species from different climates interbreed?

(see the answer key)

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