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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. What does the Latin word "reticulum" mean?

2. Who has catalogued Darwin's spelling mistakes?

3. What type of computer does Rosemary use?

4. From where does Martin Taylor collect his moth specimens?

5. How many species of Cichlid live in Lake Victoria?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how ocean currents affect the Galapagos Islands.

2. Choose one example from the text regarding how humans affect other species, and explain it.

3. Describe Dolph Schluter's experiment in British Columbia.

4. Describe the act of "speciation" in the haw flies.

5. Describe how Biston betularia changed color and why it is changing back.

6. Describe what Martin Taylor does with the moth samples he receives.

7. Why do plants hybridize rather readily?

8. Answer Weiner's question, "Why are there so many kinds of animals?"

9. Explain the Drosophila experiment and its significance.

10. Describe the two shorelines that Weiner discusses in Chapter 11.

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

Answer the question, "Why are there so many kinds of animals?" Cite specific details and concepts that are found in the text.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of the importance of tiny measurements, including examples from the text in your explication.

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