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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 do scientists find throughout the fossil record?
(a) Evolution.
(b) Life.
(c) New species.
(d) Flaws in nature.

2. What does Darwin suggest that natural selection cannot do independently?
(a) Create new species.
(b) Produce the same species twice.
(c) Cause extinction.
(d) Eliminate dysfunctional traits.

3. What is one variation found in birds that migrate?
(a) Location of migration.
(b) Distance of migration.
(c) Timing of migration.
(d) Duration of migration.

4. What other actions do birds use their wings for?
(a) Cleaning.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Running.
(d) Mating.

5. What does Darwin suggest about acquired traits in parents?
(a) They can be passed to offspring.
(b) They cannot be passed on.
(c) They do not last a lifetime.
(d) They cannot be selected for.

Short Answer Questions

1. What may occur if one organism changes dramatically over time?

2. When the same species are found in distant geographic regions, how is this explained?

3. With respect to breeders, what leads to the development of different varieties of species when breeding?

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

5. What happens when species are inter-bred?

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