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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do large shifts in geology promote in species?
(a) Development of new genera.
(b) Development of new variations.
(c) Increased migration.
(d) Development of new species.

2. When the same species live in regions separated by large bodies of water, what is the rationale for their existence?
(a) The regions were connected at one point.
(b) The species swam at one point.
(c) Human transport.
(d) There is no rationale.

3. What is correlated with a difference in creatures that inhabit a region?
(a) Food supply.
(b) Migration patterns.
(c) The barriers of that region.
(d) Mating potential.

4. How do biologists classify organisms?
(a) Groups of locations.
(b) Groups of resemblance.
(c) Groups of internal features.
(d) Groups of functions.

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

6. When are fossils typically preserved?
(a) In the winter.
(b) During storms.
(c) During earthquakes.
(d) Between periods of geological change.

7. Which of the following refers to organs that serve no purpose?
(a) Dead organs.
(b) Homologous organs.
(c) Extra organs.
(d) Rudimentary organs.

8. What does the bone structure of the human hand resemble?
(a) Hoof of a horse.
(b) Paw of a dog.
(c) Wing of a bat.
(d) Fin of a fish.

9. For natural selection to be true, what could be suggested about transitional forms?
(a) Amount of extinct species should be small.
(b) Transitional forms should be seen in all species.
(c) There should be no transitional forms.
(d) Amount of extinct species should be large.

10. Which of the following refers to ways by which an organism could spread to a new area that would NOT typically occur naturally?
(a) Species changes.
(b) Artificial migration.
(c) Human transport.
(d) Accidental means of dispersal.

11. What insect does Darwin offer as an example of having a naturally selected trait that is NOT beneficial?
(a) Bee.
(b) Spider.
(c) Aphid.
(d) Fly.

12. What happens to the offspring when two of the same distinct species interbreed?
(a) Fertile.
(b) Sterile.
(c) Migrate after birth.
(d) Eaten by parents.

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

14. Why are the same species of freshwater fish typically NOT found in different countries?
(a) They are separated by large bodies of salt water.
(b) Fish do not migrate.
(c) Countries have different environments.
(d) Fish do not descend from a common ancestor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Organisms in which regions experience less competition?

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

3. What does Darwin suggest that natural selection cannot do independently?

4. What does Darwin suggest that freshwater fish could develop through selection?

5. What is one unique characteristic of the European cuckoo?

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