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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Variation Under Nature.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following tends to live over larger areas?
(a) Variations.
(b) Species.
(c) Subspecies.
(d) Mammals.

2. What is unique about white cats with blue eyes?
(a) They are deaf.
(b) They are blind.
(c) They are not seen in the wild.
(d) They do not reproduce.

3. How is the practice of purposeful selection seen throughout history?
(a) Relics from ancient civilizations.
(b) Written records.
(c) Natural change in species.
(d) No change in species.

4. What do naturalists connect with species that have two or three variations?
(a) Future generations.
(b) Intermediate generations.
(c) Past generations.
(d) Fossil records.

5. Which term refers to a type of variation that is seen in most or all groups of organisms?
(a) Organism variation.
(b) Indefinite variation.
(c) Species variation.
(d) Definite variation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what ship did Darwin ride while writing The Origin of Species?

3. What classification has a large number of species?

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

5. What species type is known for a lot of variation between individuals?

(see the answer key)

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