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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Geographical Distribution continued.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is said about the pressure to adapt?
(a) It is dependent on the numbers in a species.
(b) It is not equal among all species.
(c) It is equal among all species.
(d) It is dependent on the region.

3. What do scientists find throughout the fossil record?
(a) Evolution.
(b) Flaws in nature.
(c) New species.
(d) Life.

4. Why does migration inhibit the development of a fossil record?
(a) They do not inhibit the record.
(b) Predators ruin the fossils.
(c) They become buried deeper in the earth.
(d) Because they take time to develop.

5. What species of bee builds the most efficient hives?
(a) Yellowjackets.
(b) Honeybees.
(c) Hive-bees.
(d) Bumblebees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would a variety do in order to become a new species?

2. For natural selection to be true, what could be suggested about transitional forms?

3. What do some geologists suggest about islands in the Atlantic and the continent of Europe?

4. Organisms in which regions experience less competition?

5. What happens when species are inter-bred?

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