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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 can be said about organisms belonging to the same species?
2. What animal that is alive today could be considered an intermediate species of a mammal and the mastodon?
3. What do large shifts in geology promote in species?
4. What may occur if one organism changes dramatically over time?
5. What is one river that Darwin gives as an example of one that has dramatically changed over the years?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is a cause for infertility as discussed in Chapter 8: Hybridism?
2. How does Darwin explain how the same genus of species are found in different geographical regions?
3. What is a possible explanation for why species migrated from one region to the next?
4. Why can't climate account for differences in organisms from one region to the next?
5. Why do scientists have difficulty determining the effects of two distinct species breeding?
6. How does less competition affect natural selection?
7. What is one cause of a landmass changing the geological record?
8. What are some general rules governing whether or not two species can produce fertile offspring?
9. How does natural selection explain the lack of links between generations?
10. What undermines the belief that the infertility of species, when crossed, is the result of Divine institution?
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 discusses the struggle for existence in terms of pray and predators. How does this theory play into species with no predators? Are there truly any species with no predators? Explain your answer.
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