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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14: Recapitulation and Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What typically happens to a species that begins to vary and forms two distinct species?
(a) They will be classified as sub-species.
(b) One of the species will become extinct.
(c) They will inhabit more area.
(d) They will require more resources.

2. What does Darwin say will happen to species that do not adapt?
(a) Nothing.
(b) They are stronger than others.
(c) They are weeded out.
(d) They become smaller in size.

3. How do some scientists try to explain the purpose of rudimentary organs?
(a) They beat the process of natural selection.
(b) They serve as support filler.
(c) They add symmetry.
(d) They were used by ancestors.

4. In what type of species has perfect fertility of variations been demonstrated?
(a) Wild.
(b) Domestic.
(c) Mongrel.
(d) Hybrid.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is much of the evidence proving natural selection found?

2. Where does Darwin suggest transitional forms should be found?

3. What separates marine life near the equator and South America that causes vast differences in species?

4. Who believed that humans would fall into starvation because they could not meet the needs of the population?

5. What does Darwin suggest that natural selection cannot do independently?

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