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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: On the Imperfection of the Geological Record.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As an example of a variation, what does Darwin indicate in Chapter 1 that is a change due to improved diet?
(a) Higher intelligence.
(b) Lower intelligence.
(c) Increased size.
(d) Decreased size.

2. What type of organisms will not fossilize?
(a) Soft creatures.
(b) Species with bones.
(c) Sea animals.
(d) Insects.

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

4. What is one reason that some species' traits are different from other species?
(a) Habitat.
(b) Natural selection.
(c) Climate.
(d) Inheritance.

5. What is one consequence of natural selection?
(a) Change must be small.
(b) Change cannot involve other organs.
(c) Change must benefit the environment.
(d) Change must benefit the species.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is likely to NOT affect variations that are consistent among individuals?

2. What happens when species are inter-bred?

3. What results as a climate becomes more hostile?

4. What happens to a species if their traits and characteristics are not passed down to the next generation?

5. What type of work is presented in The Origin of Species?

(see the answer key)

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