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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. Who believed that humans would fall into starvation because they could not meet the needs of the population?
(a) Hooker.
(b) Newton.
(c) Maltus.
(d) Darwin.

2. What term refers to change from one generation to the next?
(a) Hereditary modification.
(b) Generational change.
(c) Natural process.
(d) Growth.

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

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

5. What is one function that cave dwelling animals lost through natural selection?
(a) Sight.
(b) Hearing.
(c) Touch.
(d) Taste.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do species survive to do?

2. Which term refers to a type of variation that is NOT inherited and only affects individuals?

3. What is the struggle for existence caused by?

4. What is required for a species to continue to grow?

5. What may stop a group of carnivorous wolves from growing?

(see the answer key)

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