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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. Why is instinct NOT well-defined?
(a) It covers too many behaviors.
(b) They change rapidly.
(c) No one can agree on a definition for instinct.
(d) It is elusive.

2. What is the major limiting factor to migration?
(a) Lakes.
(b) Oceans.
(c) Stamina.
(d) Land mass.

3. What does the fossil record suggest about species that go extinct?
(a) They do not reappear.
(b) They pass on their traits.
(c) They go extinct quickly.
(d) They reappear as a variation.

4. What does Darwin suggest that natural selection cannot do independently?
(a) Eliminate dysfunctional traits.
(b) Cause extinction.
(c) Produce the same species twice.
(d) Create new species.

5. How do some scientists demonstrate the differences between species and variations?
(a) Fossil records.
(b) Scientific method.
(c) Through hybrids.
(d) Natural breeding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following refers to offspring with parents from two different species?

2. What may occur if one organism changes dramatically over time?

3. In Geographical Distribution continued, what does Darwin suggest about the rule of natural selection?

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

5. What was the basis of classification in ancient times?

Short Essay Questions

1. What undermines the belief that the infertility of species, when crossed, is the result of Divine institution?

2. How does natural selection explain the behaviors of Formica rufescens?

3. What is a possible explanation for why species migrated from one region to the next?

4. How can the phenomenon of ancient species resembling current living groups be explained?

5. How are fossils classified?

6. Why is adaptation necessary?

7. How does natural selection explain relationships among creatures?

8. What is the key explanation for species living in different regions?

9. How does natural selection explain the lack of links between generations?

10. Describe the process of egg-laying of the European cuckoo.

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