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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 tends to occur in large groups of genera?
2. Where does Darwin suggest transitional forms should be found?
3. What other field of science can natural selection be compared to?
4. Which of the following occurs when one type of variation causes variation in another part of an organism?
5. As an example of a variation, what does Darwin indicate in Chapter 1 that is a change due to improved diet?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Darwin propose a theory that goes against long-held popular belief?
2. Why is it sometimes impossible to tell if climate is the cause for variations in the same species located in different geographical locations?
3. What is the difference between domesticated and wild animals, according to Darwin?
4. Why is the eye used as an example of an organ too complex to be explained by natural selection?
5. How do variations occur in the wild?
6. Is there a cycle to the struggle for existence? Explain.
7. Why are the laws of inheritance still not understood?
8. Why isn't it safe to assume that regions that are physically connected in the present day were connected in the past?
9. What occurs in situations where a species is moved from one climate to another?
10. Why are polymorphic species considered an extreme illustration of variation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Darwin uses the scientific method. How does he study nature and species using this method, and what is the significance of this method?
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 gives a number of examples as proof of natural selection. Is there any one example of a situation that provides the strongest amount of proof? If so, what is it and how does it provide this proof? If not, why do you think this proof is unavailable?
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