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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. What do most organisms have a very good ability to do?
(a) Adapt.
(b) Alter their biological makeup.
(c) Reproduce.
(d) Migrate.

2. What do naturalists call a situation where a child takes on characteristics NOT shared by the parents?
(a) Reverted.
(b) Adopted.
(c) Extroverted.
(d) Introverted.

3. What do Naturalists suggest is one definite distinction between a species and a variety?
(a) Life span.
(b) Size of groups.
(c) Geographical range.
(d) Domestication.

4. Why do domestic ducks have lighter wings and heavier feet then wild ducks?
(a) Domestic ducks walk more.
(b) Domestic ducks walk less.
(c) This is a false statement.
(d) Different species.

5. What is one geographical change that affects islands and continents?
(a) Rainfall changes.
(b) Climate changes.
(c) Animal variations.
(d) Sea level changes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do species survive to do?

2. What other actions do birds use their wings for?

3. What is one way to observe the change in a species in a controlled environment?

4. What is one reason that some species' traits are different from other species?

5. Where did Darwin's ship travel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between domesticated and wild animals, according to Darwin?

2. What factors contribute to the slowdown in reproduction in a species?

3. What is the importance of indefinite variations?

4. Why is natural selection much broader than domestic selection by humans?

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

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

7. Why is it sometimes impossible to tell if climate is the cause for variations in the same species located in different geographical locations?

8. Is there a cycle to the struggle for existence? Explain.

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

10. Why is the eye used as an example of an organ too complex to be explained by natural selection?

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