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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 may stop a group of carnivorous wolves from growing?
(a) The group becomes too large.
(b) The group decreases in numbers.
(c) Migration changes.
(d) Climate change.

2. What happens when two fossils of the same species are chronologically far apart?
(a) They do resemble each other.
(b) They are classified as different species.
(c) They do not resemble each other.
(d) It is proof for natural selection.

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

4. When the same species are found in distant geographic regions, how is this explained?
(a) Species modifications.
(b) Climate change.
(c) It cannot be explained.
(d) Migrations.

5. What is the struggle for existence caused by?
(a) Quick reproduction.
(b) Little food sources.
(c) Natural selection.
(d) Too many species.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the general quality of fossils gathered by paleontologists?

2. What does the fossil record show about natural selection?

3. What term refers to exactly how species change over time?

4. Which of the following refers to a scientist who studies living creatures?

5. In extreme environments, what are species in competition with?

(see the answer key)

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