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

2. Why do domestic ducks have lighter wings and heavier feet then wild ducks?
(a) Domestic ducks walk more.
(b) This is a false statement.
(c) Different species.
(d) Domestic ducks walk less.

3. Who is one individual that Darwin mentions as helping him in every way prior to the publication of The Origin of Species?
(a) Dr. Lovette.
(b) Dr. Hooker.
(c) Rev. W. Horbert.
(d) Edward Forbes.

4. What happens when two species from different climates interbreed?
(a) Some traits are not selected for.
(b) All traits are selected for.
(c) Traits favoring the previous climate are still selected for.
(d) Nothing.

5. In Chapter 1: Variation Under Domestication, what animal does Darwin give as an example for being perfectly adapted for catching its food?
(a) Beaver.
(b) Bull.
(c) Woodpecker.
(d) Tiger.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What type of work is presented in The Origin of Species?

4. Where did Darwin's ship travel?

5. What do species survive to do?

(see the answer key)

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