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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. How did humans become dispersed across the planet?
2. The dodo was a:
3. Regarding species that have gone extinct, scientists generally:
4. What was the HMS Beagle, and how was it related to Charles Darwin?
5. Scientists assumed stromatolites were extinct until they were discovered where in 1961?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are traits determined genetically?
2. How many elements occur naturally on Earth? How many are central to life?
3. What does the author lament about the study of wildlife throughout much of human history?
4. Describe the presence of bacteria in humans.
5. Describe the layer of atmosphere called the troposphere.
6. Describe the fossilized traces of microbes found in Greenland.
7. What did scientists find in the Burgess Shale of British Columbia?
8. Describe what happened when the KT meteor crashed on Earth, killing off the dinosaurs.
9. What is the water distribution across the world's major oceans?
10. What does the author say about bacteria and humans, particularly their interaction?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In your own words, explain Superstring Theory.
Essay Topic 2
Describe who the following scientists were and how they started out in their careers, and explain what they are best known for:
1. Marie Curie.
2. Albert Einstein.
3. Carl Sagan.
Essay Topic 3
Explain the theory that life on Earth was "seeded" from outer space. How was it "seeded"? Where did it come from? How does this theory compare to other theories about the origin of life on our planet?
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