The Beak of the Finch Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

Jonathan Weiner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Beak of the Finch Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

Jonathan Weiner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Galapagos island is mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 1?
(a) Isabela.
(b) Daphne Major.
(c) Sin Nombre.
(d) Santiago.

2. What animals did Darwin call "imps of darkness"?
(a) Sea lions.
(b) Tortoises.
(c) Mockingbirds.
(d) Iguanas.

3. How many sparrows survived the first population crash that Jamie Smith studied?
(a) 8.
(b) 56.
(c) 102.
(d) 14.

4. Who created the concept of the "darwin"?
(a) Peter Grant.
(b) J.B.S. Haldane.
(c) Charles Darwin.
(d) Trevor Price.

5. Approximately how many species of plants exist in the Galapagos?
(a) 12.
(b) 700.
(c) 50.
(d) 2000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the Grants first go to the Galapagos?

2. Whose A Short History of Biology "killed Darwin with kindness," according to Weiner?

3. What plants did the Grants find growing on Nuñez?

4. What organization did Tjitte de Vries direct?

5. What is the name of the village on Santa Cruz?

(see the answer key)

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