View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following tends to live over larger areas?
(a) Species.
(b) Subspecies.
(c) Mammals.
(d) Variations.

2. Why do scientists believe fossils do not exist at the bottom of the ocean?
(a) Too much pressure.
(b) Fossils are only found on land.
(c) No species that far down.
(d) They cannot get to the bottom.

3. What type of populations experience more variations?
(a) Small populations.
(b) Diverse populations.
(c) Medium populations.
(d) Large populations.

4. What do naturalists call a situation where a child takes on characteristics NOT shared by the parents?
(a) Introverted.
(b) Extroverted.
(c) Adopted.
(d) Reverted.

5. Why might a hybrid species NOT survive birth?
(a) Natural selection.
(b) Poor respiration.
(c) Physical deformities.
(d) It is half-related to the mother and has difficulty surviving in the womb.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. If the pistils of a flower are very long, what type of reproduction limitation may this result in?

3. What is one function that cave dwelling animals lost through natural selection?

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

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 225 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample