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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. In Geographical Distribution continued, what does Darwin suggest about the rule of natural selection?
2. What is one unique characteristic of the European cuckoo?
3. What does Darwin suggest about variations of species in terms of examining the fossil records?
4. What does the fossil record show about new species?
5. How far are the Galapagos Islands from South America?
Short Essay Questions
1. What undermines the belief that the infertility of species, when crossed, is the result of Divine institution?
2. How can the inheritance of traits be seen in domesticated dogs?
3. How can the phenomenon of ancient species resembling current living groups be explained?
4. What is a possible explanation for why species migrated from one region to the next?
5. How does less competition affect natural selection?
6. How are fossils classified?
7. How do physical barriers correlate with differences in creatures that inhabit a region?
8. What is the key explanation for species living in different regions?
9. What are three facts that can be explained by natural selection as discussed in Chapter 11?
10. Why do rudimentary organs pose a problem for theorists that species were created independently?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Darwin discusses different types of selection. What is affected by sexual selection, and why is this type of selection so important to maintaining a species?
Essay Topic 2
Variations are, according to Darwin, naturally selected for because of their use to the species. How are variations passed on from one generation to the next? What types of trait variations have occurred that have improved survival of a species?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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