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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 may be more likely to become extinct?
(a) Medium populations.
(b) Large populations.
(c) Diverse populations.
(d) Small populations.

2. Which of the following tends to live over larger areas?
(a) Mammals.
(b) Variations.
(c) Subspecies.
(d) Species.

3. What tends to occur in large groups of genera?
(a) They divide into smaller groups.
(b) They become varieties.
(c) They live over large areas.
(d) They never inter-breed.

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

5. Which of the following refers to a scientist who studies living creatures?
(a) Geologist.
(b) Botanist.
(c) Paleontologist.
(d) Naturalist.

Short Answer Questions

1. As an example of a variation, what does Darwin indicate in Chapter 1 that is a change due to improved diet?

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

3. Which term refers to a type of variation that is NOT inherited and only affects individuals?

4. What is likely to NOT affect variations that are consistent among individuals?

5. Who is one individual that Darwin mentions as helping him in every way prior to the publication of The Origin of Species?

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