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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1: Variation Under Domestication, what animal does Darwin give as an example for being perfectly adapted for catching its food?
(a) Tiger.
(b) Bull.
(c) Woodpecker.
(d) Beaver.

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

3. What do species survive to do?
(a) Increase the population.
(b) Survive.
(c) Eat.
(d) Migrate.

4. Which of the following refers to a scientist who studies living creatures?
(a) Paleontologist.
(b) Naturalist.
(c) Geologist.
(d) Botanist.

5. What is required for a species to continue to grow?
(a) Other species.
(b) Food supply.
(c) Strong males.
(d) Land.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do naturalists call a situation where a child takes on characteristics NOT shared by the parents?

2. What happens when two species from different climates interbreed?

3. What bodily system do some scientists believe is responsible for producing individual differences?

4. What is likely to NOT affect variations that are consistent among individuals?

5. Which of the following is a radical change in the structure or behavior of an organism?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are four objections raised to the theory of natural selection?

2. What occurs in situations where a species is moved from one climate to another?

3. What was Darwin's specific interest in the living species?

4. Why are polymorphic species considered an extreme illustration of variation?

5. Why does Darwin suggest his methods of study are inadequate?

6. How does the growth of a population work?

7. What can't all examples for disused organs be attributed to correlational growth?

8. What must be examined in order for Darwin's theory to be considered plausible?

9. Why would, on some islands, nature select for beetles that do not fly?

10. Why would natural selection be considered counter-intuitive?

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