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

2. Which are the "fittest finches on the island," as discussed in Chapter 8?

3. Who created the concept of the "darwin"?

4. How long have the Grants been conducting research on this island?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the scope and methods of Trevor Price's observation of the finches.

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

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

5. Compare the beaks of Jamie Smith's sparrows with the beaks of the finches.

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

7. Which Fortis finches survived the drought of 1977, and why?

8. What is significant about the hybrid finches discussed in Chapter 8?

9. How do the Grants collect blood samples from the finches?

10. Under what circumstances do finches drink nectar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Darwin's "eureka" and its implications for later scientific thought.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of journey as it is presented throughout the book, culminating with its appearance in the epilogue.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the Grants' tools on Daphne Major and at Princeton.

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