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

2. What typically happens to a species that begins to vary and forms two distinct species?
(a) One of the species will become extinct.
(b) They will inhabit more area.
(c) They will be classified as sub-species.
(d) They will require more resources.

3. With respect to breeders, what leads to the development of different varieties of species when breeding?
(a) Genetic selection.
(b) Accidental selection.
(c) Natural selection.
(d) Purposeful selection.

4. What is the primary cause for the struggle for survival between species?
(a) Rapid reproduction.
(b) Environmental factors.
(c) Variation.
(d) Food sources.

5. What classification has a large number of species?
(a) Genera.
(b) Organism.
(c) Flora.
(d) Colony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unique about white cats with blue eyes?

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

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

4. What may stop a group of carnivorous wolves from growing?

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

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