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

2. How many objections does Darwin say there are about natural selection?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

3. Which of the following is a radical change in the structure or behavior of an organism?
(a) Increased illness.
(b) Monstrosities.
(c) Extinction.
(d) Growth.

4. What typically happens when varieties are inter-breed?
(a) Variations increase.
(b) Variations die out.
(c) Offspring are stronger.
(d) Offspring are weaker.

5. What does natural selection say must be true for change to be preserved?
(a) It must be beneficial to the species.
(b) It must be universal.
(c) It must be unique.
(d) It must be genetic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of populations experience more variations?

2. Which species require more years for change?

3. With respect to breeders, what leads to the development of different varieties of species when breeding?

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

5. In Chapter 1: Variation Under Domestication, what animal does Darwin give as an example for being perfectly adapted for catching its food?

(see the answer key)

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