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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 is likely to NOT affect variations that are consistent among individuals?
(a) Competition.
(b) External factors.
(c) Natural selection.
(d) Domestication.

2. What do species survive to do?
(a) Migrate.
(b) Increase the population.
(c) Survive.
(d) Eat.

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

4. In Chapter 1: Variation Under Domestication, what animal does Darwin give as an example for being perfectly adapted for catching its food?
(a) Bull.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Beaver.
(d) Woodpecker.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can be said about the range of species that are closely related?

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

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

4. Which term refers to a type of variation that is seen in most or all groups of organisms?

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

(see the answer key)

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