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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term refers to exactly how species change over time?
(a) Laws of heredity.
(b) Laws of change.
(c) Darwin's Law.
(d) Laws of variation.

2. Which term refers to a type of variation that is NOT inherited and only affects individuals?
(a) Species variation.
(b) Organism variation.
(c) Definite variation.
(d) Indefinite variation.

3. What does the absence of complete facts with Darwin's theory open the theory up to?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Objections.
(c) Success.
(d) Failure.

4. What is unique about white cats with blue eyes?
(a) They are deaf.
(b) They do not reproduce.
(c) They are blind.
(d) They are not seen in the wild.

5. What type of relationship do organisms have with one another?
(a) Genetic.
(b) Environmental.
(c) Competitive.
(d) Cooperative.

6. What does natural selection favor in terms of increasing population?
(a) Traits that do not lead to reproduction.
(b) Traits that lead to sterility.
(c) Traits that lead to strength.
(d) Traits that lead to reproduction.

7. What is one function that cave dwelling animals lost through natural selection?
(a) Hearing.
(b) Taste.
(c) Sight.
(d) Touch.

8. What can be said about the range of species that are closely related?
(a) They are typically very small.
(b) They are unrestricted.
(c) They are restricted.
(d) They are typically large.

9. What happens to a species if their traits and characteristics are not passed down to the next generation?
(a) They will change.
(b) They will become unique species.
(c) They will grow.
(d) They will become extinct.

10. What type of work is presented in The Origin of Species?
(a) Metaphysical.
(b) Chemical.
(c) Biological.
(d) Spiritual.

11. Why are some useless organs sill found in animals?
(a) Selection takes time.
(b) All organs have a purpose.
(c) They have not been bred out.
(d) They were used by ancestors.

12. What is the difference between the two types of variations discussed in Chapter 1: Variation Under Domestication?
(a) Degree of variation.
(b) The species that variations happen to.
(c) The area affected by the variation.
(d) Location of variation.

13. Which of the following occurs when one type of variation causes variation in another part of an organism?
(a) Correlation of growth.
(b) Normal variation.
(c) Mulitvariation.
(d) Misallocation of variation.

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

15. Which term refers to a type of variation that is seen in most or all groups of organisms?
(a) Indefinite variation.
(b) Organism variation.
(c) Definite variation.
(d) Species variation.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4: Natural Selection, what does Darwin suggest about most variations?

2. Why does the point of possible starvation for animals occur sooner than for humans?

3. As an example of a variation, what does Darwin indicate in Chapter 1 that is a change due to improved diet?

4. What does Darwin suggest about variation for parts that are NOT specialized?

5. What types of species forms are NOT found in nature?

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