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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is "the greatest authority on plants of the Galapagos"?
(a) Peter Boag.
(b) Duncan Porter.
(c) David Lack.
(d) Ian Abbott.

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

3. Cactus finches build their nest to protect themselves from which animal?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Owls.
(c) Eagles.
(d) Scorpions.

4. Who has deeply studied the history of studying evolution in the Galapagos Islands?
(a) Peter Boag.
(b) David Anderson.
(c) Frank J. Sulloway.
(d) William Hamilton.

5. Who argued against the principle of divergence using the phrase "the Ghost of Competition Past"?
(a) Peter Boag.
(b) Darwin.
(c) Joseph Connell.
(d) David Lack.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to chapter 9, what percentage of the birds on Darwin's property were killed in the cold weather?

2. How much rain fell on the day the severe drought ended, as mentioned in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 6, what does Weiner compare to a Petri dish?

4. Where did Peter Grant pursue his undergraduate degree?

5. At what university did Lisle Gibbs study?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do various species get from island to island in the Galapagos? Remember to include examples of both plants and animals.

2. Describe a typical workday for the Grants on Daphne Major.

3. Explain the significance of black and brown feathers in finch males, as discussed in Chapter 6.

4. Explain El Niño and how it affects the Galapagos Islands.

5. Of what significance is Darwin's Sandwalk to science?

6. What difference did Darwin see among the barnacles, and how did he react?

7. Explain the significance about the year 1983 as described in Chapter 8.

8. Describe some of the differences between the finch species in the Galapagos.

9. Discuss the likelihood that two species will hybridize and the probable outcomes of such a hybridization.

10. Explain the significance of the Tribulus seed for Darwin's finches.

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