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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11: Geographical Distribution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term refers to those organisms that survive despite the struggle for resources?
(a) Circle of life.
(b) Artificial selection.
(c) Hereditary modification.
(d) Natural selection.

2. Which of the following tends to live over larger areas?
(a) Species.
(b) Variations.
(c) Mammals.
(d) Subspecies.

3. Which of the following refers to offspring with parents from two different species?
(a) Inbreed.
(b) Hybrid.
(c) Mongrel.
(d) Normal.

4. What aspect of organisms is not caused by chance?
(a) Size.
(b) Variation.
(c) Gender.
(d) Location.

5. What type of populations experience more variations?
(a) Medium populations.
(b) Small populations.
(c) Diverse populations.
(d) Large populations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do scientists attribute to organs that cannot be explained by natural selection?

2. What does natural selection say about the most distinct characteristic of a species?

3. What animal that is alive today could be considered an intermediate species of a mammal and the mastodon?

4. Organisms in which regions experience less competition?

5. What do naturalists call a situation where a child takes on characteristics NOT shared by the parents?

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