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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the fossil record show about natural selection?
(a) Gradual change.
(b) Adaptations.
(c) Quick change.
(d) Variations.

3. What is on the seeds of plants that helps them reproduce?
(a) Openings.
(b) Hooks.
(c) Fur.
(d) Spikes.

4. Why do hybrids tend to display little variation?
(a) There is no natural selection with hybrids.
(b) The parents are very close in characteristics.
(c) The parents are the same.
(d) Because of genetic defects.

5. What do some geologists suggest about islands in the Atlantic and the continent of Europe?
(a) The species are completely different from one another.
(b) They have the same climate.
(c) They were once connected.
(d) They have the same species.

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

7. What species of bee builds the most efficient hives?
(a) Honeybees.
(b) Yellowjackets.
(c) Hive-bees.
(d) Bumblebees.

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

9. How is the American cuckoo different from the European cuckoo?
(a) The American cuckoo buries offspring.
(b) The American cuckoo eats offspring.
(c) The American cuckoo raises others' offspring.
(d) The American cuckoo raises its own offspring.

10. 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) Amount of extinct species should be large.
(d) There should be no transitional forms.

11. How do organisms differ within classifications?
(a) In their mating.
(b) In their migration.
(c) In their habits.
(d) In their eating.

12. Why does migration inhibit the development of a fossil record?
(a) Because they take time to develop.
(b) They become buried deeper in the earth.
(c) They do not inhibit the record.
(d) Predators ruin the fossils.

13. In what type of species has perfect fertility of variations been demonstrated?
(a) Domestic.
(b) Mongrel.
(c) Hybrid.
(d) Wild.

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

15. What does the lack of some species on oceanic islands suggest about the theory that all land mass was once connected?
(a) It is true.
(b) It is a recent occurrence.
(c) It was very long ago.
(d) It is false.

Short Answer Questions

1. What species of bees builds inefficient hives?

2. What do scientists find throughout the fossil record?

3. What type of species are most likely to inter-breed?

4. What terms refer to parts that are similar in structure?

5. Why do scientists believe fossils do not exist at the bottom of the ocean?

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