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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. When the same species live in regions separated by large bodies of water, what is the rationale for their existence?
(a) There is no rationale.
(b) The species swam at one point.
(c) Human transport.
(d) The regions were connected at one point.

2. In addition to the Formica rufescens, what other ant species takes slaves?
(a) Mycocepurus smithii.
(b) Odontomachus bauri.
(c) Forelius pusillus.
(d) Formica sanguinea.

3. What can be said about organisms belonging to the same species?
(a) They have similar habits.
(b) They will produce the same type of variations.
(c) They originated from the same location.
(d) They will change at the same rate.

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

5. What behaviors have been lost through the domestication of cats and dogs?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Eating chickens.
(c) Barking/meowing.
(d) Breeding.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, according to Darwin's example, what domesticated variety is NOT able to reproduce?

2. Which of the following refers to organs that serve no purpose?

3. Why are the same species of freshwater fish typically NOT found in different countries?

4. What does the fossil record show about new species?

5. In ancient times, why were whales classified as fish?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are three facts that can be explained by natural selection as discussed in Chapter 11?

4. How does natural selection explain relationships among creatures?

5. Why does Darwin use a fish and a reptile as comparisons?

6. What does Darwin suggest about the fossil records of trilobites?

7. What are some general rules governing whether or not two species can produce fertile offspring?

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

9. How do physical barriers correlate with differences in creatures that inhabit a region?

10. Why can't similarities in organ structure of different species be explained as being created individually?

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