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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 does the bone structure of the human hand resemble?
(a) Wing of a bat.
(b) Fin of a fish.
(c) Hoof of a horse.
(d) Paw of a dog.

2. What are variations typically related to in complex species?
(a) Organs.
(b) Age of the species.
(c) Numbers in the species.
(d) Environment.

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

4. What does the fossil record show about new species?
(a) They are variations of fossils.
(b) They did not exist in ancient times.
(c) They are different species.
(d) They did exist in ancient times.

5. Which of the following refers to organs that serve no purpose?
(a) Rudimentary organs.
(b) Homologous organs.
(c) Dead organs.
(d) Extra organs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Darwin's ship travel?

3. How do biologists classify organisms?

4. What is the struggle for existence caused by?

5. What typically happens to a species that begins to vary and forms two distinct species?

(see the answer key)

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