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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Struggle For Existence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of work is presented in The Origin of Species?
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Metaphysical.
(c) Biological.
(d) Chemical.

2. What term refers to exactly how species change over time?
(a) Laws of change.
(b) Laws of heredity.
(c) Laws of variation.
(d) Darwin's Law.

3. What happens to a species if their traits and characteristics are not passed down to the next generation?
(a) They will change.
(b) They will become unique species.
(c) They will become extinct.
(d) They will grow.

4. As an example of a variation, what does Darwin indicate in Chapter 1 that is a change due to improved diet?
(a) Increased size.
(b) Higher intelligence.
(c) Decreased size.
(d) Lower intelligence.

5. Where did Darwin's ship travel?
(a) South America.
(b) Asia.
(c) North America.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to change from one generation to the next?

2. What tends to occur in large groups of genera?

3. Which of the following refers to a scientist who studies living creatures?

4. What is one way to observe the change in a species in a controlled environment?

5. What do naturalists connect with species that have two or three variations?

(see the answer key)

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