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

2. What is unique about variation in polymorphic species?
(a) Not dependent on external factors.
(b) Not dependent on internal factors.
(c) Dependent on external factors.
(d) All invertibrates.

3. What tends to occur in large groups of genera?
(a) They become varieties.
(b) They divide into smaller groups.
(c) They live over large areas.
(d) They never inter-breed.

4. How might one explain the correlation of growth?
(a) Natural selection changes the whole, not just a part.
(b) Natural selection's way to economize.
(c) A natural mistake.
(d) Complication in selection.

5. What is the struggle for existence caused by?
(a) Quick reproduction.
(b) Too many species.
(c) Little food sources.
(d) Natural selection.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the best example of traits that continue to vary?

4. With respect to breeders, what leads to the development of different varieties of species when breeding?

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

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