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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Remainder of Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After publishing his first monograph, which two graduate students did Whittington employ?
(a) Briggs Morris and Simon Conway.
(b) Barry Moser and Simeon Martin.
(c) Simon Conway Morris and Derek Briggs.
(d) Jeremy Morris and Derek Briggs.

2. When did Whittington publish a monograph on Yohoia?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1977.

3. What was Yohoia specialized for?
(a) A kingdom.
(b) A habitat.
(c) A species.
(d) An environment.

4. How does Walcott group the Burgess arthropods among the arthropod phylum?
(a) Narrowly.
(b) Minutely.
(c) Widely.
(d) Hardly.

5. Who dissented with Whittington about Aysehaia?
(a) Des Collins.
(b) Mary Whittington.
(c) Smiths.
(d) Gould.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Burgess Shale's mysteries become apparent?

2. What are the evidences for Opabinia that are considered undeniable?

3. What kind of development were the Burgess animals first interpreted to have?

4. What is the classification of animal species specifically warned to not be made on alone?

5. What did Whittington first think about Naraoia?

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