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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 bodily system do some scientists believe is responsible for producing individual differences?
(a) Reproductive.
(b) Skin.
(c) Brain.
(d) Nervous.

2. What type of species do many islands lack?
(a) Birds.
(b) Mammals.
(c) Amphibians.
(d) Crustaceans.

3. Why do domestic ducks have lighter wings and heavier feet then wild ducks?
(a) Domestic ducks walk less.
(b) This is a false statement.
(c) Different species.
(d) Domestic ducks walk more.

4. What do naturalists connect with species that have two or three variations?
(a) Future generations.
(b) Fossil records.
(c) Intermediate generations.
(d) Past generations.

5. What type of fossils may survive damaging geological changes?
(a) Large and thick.
(b) Large and thin.
(c) Small and thick.
(d) Small and thin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is said about the pressure to adapt?

2. What insect does Darwin offer as an example of having a naturally selected trait that is NOT beneficial?

3. Why are the same species of freshwater fish typically NOT found in different countries?

4. What happens when two species from different climates interbreed?

5. Why does migration inhibit the development of a fossil record?

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