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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4: Natural Selection, what does Darwin suggest about most variations?
(a) They are not helpful for survival.
(b) They lead to species regeneration.
(c) They are helpful for survival.
(d) They are caused by domestication.

2. On what ship did Darwin ride while writing The Origin of Species?
(a) H.M.S. Seafarer.
(b) H.M.S. Clipper.
(c) H.M.S. Victoria.
(d) H.M.S. Beagle.

3. What is the difference between the two types of variations discussed in Chapter 1: Variation Under Domestication?
(a) Degree of variation.
(b) The species that variations happen to.
(c) Location of variation.
(d) The area affected by the variation.

4. Why would one organism be able to survive in a climate that another could not?
(a) It is maladapted.
(b) It has more fur.
(c) It is better adapted.
(d) It has thicker skin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which term refers to organisms with no distinct gender?

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

3. What would a variety do in order to become a new species?

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

5. What is the struggle for existence caused by?

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