Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What other field of science can natural selection be compared to?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Geology.
(c) Biology.
(d) Physics.
2. What type of populations may be more likely to become extinct?
(a) Medium populations.
(b) Diverse populations.
(c) Small populations.
(d) Large populations.
3. What does Darwin say will happen to species that do not adapt?
(a) Nothing.
(b) They become smaller in size.
(c) They are weeded out.
(d) They are stronger than others.
4. What do Naturalists suggest is one definite distinction between a species and a variety?
(a) Domestication.
(b) Size of groups.
(c) Life span.
(d) Geographical range.
5. Concerning the difficulty of defining species, sub-species, and variations, what does Darwin suggest about differences?
(a) They are arbitrary.
(b) Will depend on the climate.
(c) There are no differences.
(d) Will depend on the species.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do species survive to do?
2. What term refers to change from one generation to the next?
3. What happens when species are inter-bred?
4. What is unique about variation in polymorphic species?
5. What type of selection primarily affects the reproductive characteristics of a species?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why would natural selection be considered counter-intuitive?
2. Why is a flying mammal such as a bat difficult to explain through natural selection?
3. What are four objections raised to the theory of natural selection?
4. How does the growth of a population work?
5. What is the importance of indefinite variations?
6. Why are polymorphic species considered an extreme illustration of variation?
7. Why does Darwin feel the distinction between species variations is arbitrary?
8. What factors contribute to the slowdown in reproduction in a species?
9. How can the geology of mountains and valleys be related to natural selection?
10. Why is natural selection much broader than domestic selection by humans?
|
This section contains 755 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
