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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one geographical change that affects islands and continents?

2. What type of relationship do organisms have with one another?

3. What typically happens to a species that begins to vary and forms two distinct species?

4. What is the primary cause for the struggle for survival between species?

5. What do most organisms have a very good ability to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the growth of a population work?

2. How does natural selection explain why organisms pair with other organisms?

3. Why are polymorphic species considered an extreme illustration of variation?

4. What must be examined in order for Darwin's theory to be considered plausible?

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

6. Why are the laws of inheritance still not understood?

7. How do Naturalists define a species and a variety?

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

9. What is the importance of indefinite variations?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would a dramatic climate change affect a species? Consider the affect of the climate becoming (a) colder and (b) warmer. Use Darwin's arguments and explanations for this essay, provide examples of how each type of change would affect a species.

Essay Topic 2

Darwin focuses on animals and plants when discussing natural selection. What do you think Darwin's thoughts are concerning human adaptation? Why doesn't Darwin directly apply this theory to humans?

Essay Topic 3

Darwin discusses differences due to barriers. Discuss this rationality. Does Darwin's explanation make sense? Are there examples that may prove/disprove this rationale?

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