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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11: Geographical Distribution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What types of species forms are NOT found in nature?
(a) Natural.
(b) Competitve.
(c) Collaborative.
(d) Transitional.

2. What do naturalists understand will never happen to most organisms?
(a) Selection.
(b) Extinction.
(c) Evolution.
(d) Fossilization.

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. In Chapter 8, according to Darwin's example, what domesticated variety is NOT able to reproduce?
(a) Maize.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Mongrel.
(d) Ants.

5. What type of populations may be more likely to become extinct?
(a) Small populations.
(b) Medium populations.
(c) Diverse populations.
(d) Large populations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some geologists suggest about islands in the Atlantic and the continent of Europe?

2. What is one geographical change that affects islands and continents?

3. What is the fate of traits that are neither helpful nor unhelpful for survival?

4. What does natural selection say must be true for change to be preserved?

5. How is the practice of purposeful selection seen throughout history?

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