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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. What term refers to those organisms that survive despite the struggle for resources?
(a) Hereditary modification.
(b) Artificial selection.
(c) Natural selection.
(d) Circle of life.

2. 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) Beaver.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Woodpecker.

3. Which of the following occurs when one type of variation causes variation in another part of an organism?
(a) Mulitvariation.
(b) Correlation of growth.
(c) Normal variation.
(d) Misallocation of variation.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Naturalists suggest is one definite distinction between a species and a variety?

2. What type of populations experience more variations?

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

4. Why do domestic ducks have lighter wings and heavier feet then wild ducks?

5. Concerning the difficulty of defining species, sub-species, and variations, what does Darwin suggest about differences?

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