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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far are the Galapagos Islands from South America?
(a) 100 miles.
(b) 200 miles.
(c) 500 miles.
(d) 300 miles.

2. What other field of science can natural selection be compared to?
(a) Geology.
(b) Physics.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Biology.

3. What is the best example of traits that continue to vary?
(a) Secondary sexual characteristics.
(b) Primary sexual characteristics.
(c) Mating habits.
(d) Migration characteristics.

4. What do scientists attribute to organs that cannot be explained by natural selection?
(a) Use.
(b) Disuse.
(c) Inheritance.
(d) Overuse.

5. What do large shifts in geology promote in species?
(a) Development of new species.
(b) Increased migration.
(c) Development of new genera.
(d) Development of new variations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does natural selection say must be true for change to be preserved?

2. Why do hybrids tend to display little variation?

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

4. What does Darwin suggest about acquired traits in parents?

5. What does Darwin suggest that natural selection cannot do independently?

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