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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose appearance is described at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Rosemary Grant.
(b) Ian Abbott.
(c) Laurene Ratcliffe.
(d) Peter Boag.

2. How many species of Cichlid live in Lake Victoria?
(a) 56.
(b) 200.
(c) 500.
(d) 15.

3. Who analyzed the finch data from the 1970s using partial regression analysis?
(a) Peter Boag.
(b) Rosemary Grant.
(c) Ian Abbott.
(d) Trevor Price.

4. What is the name of the instrument the Grants use to measure the hardness of the seeds the finches eat?
(a) The Princeton omni-tool.
(b) The McGill nutcracker.
(c) The McGill barometer.
(d) Sphygmomanometer.

5. Weiner compares the finches' hunt for seeds to which human food?
(a) Pistachios.
(b) Potato chips.
(c) Twinkies.
(d) Walnuts.

Short Answer Questions

1. As discussed in Chapter 4, which of the finches' traits did Peter Boag study for his thesis?

2. With what does Rosemary bait the finch traps?

3. As mentioned in Chapter 5, which book did Laurene Ratcliffe read while waiting for rain on Daphne Major?

4. What is the name of the animal resulting from the cross between a male horse and a female donkey?

5. What type of bird did Darwin breed back home in England?

(see the answer key)

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