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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) 500 miles.
(b) 100 miles.
(c) 300 miles.
(d) 200 miles.

2. What period in time can explain many migrations due to climate change?
(a) Ice Age.
(b) Industrial Age.
(c) Technological Age.
(d) Thermal Age.

3. What can some amount of variation be attributed to?
(a) External conditions.
(b) Genetics.
(c) Location of species.
(d) Size of species.

4. When the same species live in regions separated by large bodies of water, what is the rationale for their existence?
(a) There is no rationale.
(b) The regions were connected at one point.
(c) The species swam at one point.
(d) Human transport.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What seems unlikely, but must be possible concerning the migration of fish?

3. What does natural selection say about the most distinct characteristic of a species?

4. What may hinder positive traits from being passed on during natural selection?

5. What term refers to exactly how species change over time?

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