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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. When is the only time a rational conclusion can be reached on a theory?
(a) When both sides have been considered.
(b) You can never draw a conclusion in science.
(c) After a committee discussion and agreement.
(d) When one side comes up with more proof.

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

3. What may stop a group of carnivorous wolves from growing?
(a) The group decreases in numbers.
(b) The group becomes too large.
(c) Climate change.
(d) Migration changes.

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

5. What would increase the likelihood of variations occurring in a given population?
(a) Dramatic environmental changes.
(b) Increase in available food.
(c) Fewer members of the species to compete with.
(d) Domestication.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What term refers to change from one generation to the next?

3. What can be said about the range of species that are closely related?

4. What do some scientists say is the reason that cultivated plants do not produce seeds?

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

(see the answer key)

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