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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is one geographical change that affects islands and continents?
(a) Climate changes.
(b) Rainfall changes.
(c) Sea level changes.
(d) Animal variations.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to life forms that do NOT adapt?

2. Concerning the difficulty of defining species, sub-species, and variations, what does Darwin suggest about differences?

3. What would increase the likelihood of variations occurring in a given population?

4. What do naturalists call a situation where a child takes on characteristics NOT shared by the parents?

5. Which of the following occurs when one type of variation causes variation in another part of an organism?

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