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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 is the name of the Charles Darwin Research Station's journal?

2. How many people carry the bacteria that causes tuberculosis?

3. What type of bird is the Crossbill?

4. How many E. coli bacteria can grow from one bacterium within eight hours?

5. Chapter 17 showcases the evolution of which mammal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the humor that the Grants find in the painting Science Is Measurement.

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

4. Summarize Gayle Davies' experience with the finches.

5. What effect do the finches have on cactus flowers?

6. Describe the place in which the Grants keep finch blood samples.

7. Explain how bacteria build up resistance to antibiotics.

8. Explain how ocean currents affect the Galapagos Islands.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the experiment with the Crossbill finches has affected the study of evolution.

Essay Topic 3

Defend or confront the presence of anthropomorphism in the book. Is it appropriate in a scientific work? Why or why not?

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