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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 type of species do many islands lack?
(a) Crustaceans.
(b) Amphibians.
(c) Birds.
(d) Mammals.

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

3. For natural selection to be true, what could be suggested about transitional forms?
(a) Transitional forms should be seen in all species.
(b) Amount of extinct species should be large.
(c) There should be no transitional forms.
(d) Amount of extinct species should be small.

4. How do organisms differ within classifications?
(a) In their mating.
(b) In their eating.
(c) In their habits.
(d) In their migration.

5. What does the lack of some species on oceanic islands suggest about the theory that all land mass was once connected?
(a) It is true.
(b) It was very long ago.
(c) It is a recent occurrence.
(d) It is false.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why might a hybrid species NOT survive birth?

2. What species of bees builds inefficient hives?

3. What happens to the offspring when two of the same distinct species interbreed?

4. What do naturalists understand will never happen to most organisms?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Darwin suggest about the milking behaviors of ants on some insects?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Darwin explain similarities in embryos?

9. How can naturalists determine if land masses were once connected?

10. How are fossils classified?

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