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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 is the general quality of fossils gathered by paleontologists?
(a) Superior.
(b) Poor.
(c) It depends on location.
(d) It depends on size.

2. What is one function that cave dwelling animals lost through natural selection?
(a) Taste.
(b) Touch.
(c) Sight.
(d) Hearing.

3. What geological process destroys fossils?
(a) Erosion.
(b) Lightning.
(c) Earthquake.
(d) Flood.

4. Where might a species who are adapted to warm climates migrate to as the climate becomes colder?
(a) South Pole.
(b) North Pole.
(c) Equator.
(d) Mountains.

5. On what ship did Darwin ride while writing The Origin of Species?
(a) H.M.S. Victoria.
(b) H.M.S. Seafarer.
(c) H.M.S. Clipper.
(d) H.M.S. Beagle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of species are most likely to inter-breed?

2. What does the fossil record suggest about species that go extinct?

3. What is NOT sufficient to account for differences in organisms in different regions?

4. What term refers to those organisms that survive despite the struggle for resources?

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

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