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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 does the bone structure of the human hand resemble?
(a) Hoof of a horse.
(b) Paw of a dog.
(c) Wing of a bat.
(d) Fin of a fish.

2. Where might a species who are adapted to warm climates migrate to as the climate becomes colder?
(a) Mountains.
(b) North Pole.
(c) Equator.
(d) South Pole.

3. Where is much of the evidence proving natural selection found?
(a) Fossil records.
(b) Ancient generations.
(c) Geological records.
(d) New generations.

4. At what point is it necessary for animals to display traits that distinguish them from other organisms?
(a) During childhood.
(b) As an embryo.
(c) When they must fend for themselves.
(d) During offspring-bearing age.

5. What does the fossil record show about natural selection?
(a) Gradual change.
(b) Variations.
(c) Adaptations.
(d) Quick change.

Short Answer Questions

1. What species of bees builds inefficient hives?

2. What does Darwin suggest that natural selection cannot do independently?

3. How do organisms differ within classifications?

4. What is NOT sufficient to account for differences in organisms in different regions?

5. What is one variation found in birds that migrate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Darwin explain how the same genus of species are found in different geographical regions?

6. Why do scientists have difficulty determining the effects of two distinct species breeding?

7. Why do rudimentary organs pose a problem for theorists that species were created independently?

8. How are fossils classified?

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

10. Why can't climate account for differences in organisms from one region to the next?

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