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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: Natural Selection.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do naturalists call a situation where a child takes on characteristics NOT shared by the parents?
(a) Reverted.
(b) Adopted.
(c) Introverted.
(d) Extroverted.

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

4. What may hinder positive traits from being passed on during natural selection?
(a) Single organism breeding.
(b) Interbreeding.
(c) Normal breeding.
(d) Crossbreeding.

5. What can be said about the range of species that are closely related?
(a) They are typically very small.
(b) They are restricted.
(c) They are unrestricted.
(d) They are typically large.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to exactly how species change over time?

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

3. What is one way to observe the change in a species in a controlled environment?

4. What type of relationship do organisms have with one another?

5. What type of populations may be more likely to become extinct?

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