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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) Climate change.
(c) Migration changes.
(d) The group decreases in numbers.

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

3. What may occur if one organism changes dramatically over time?
(a) They might become a member of a different species.
(b) They might become extinct.
(c) They might become a member of a different variety.
(d) They might begin to migrate.

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

5. What term refers to change from one generation to the next?
(a) Generational change.
(b) Hereditary modification.
(c) Growth.
(d) Natural process.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are varieties domestically bred for?

3. Organisms in which regions experience less competition?

4. What does Darwin suggest is the only logical way to classify organisms?

5. What is unique about variation in polymorphic species?

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