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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14: Recapitulation and Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What geological process destroys fossils?
(a) Earthquake.
(b) Lightning.
(c) Flood.
(d) Erosion.

2. What animal that is alive today could be considered an intermediate species of a mammal and the mastodon?
(a) Ox.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Elephant.
(d) Mammoth.

3. What do most organisms have a very good ability to do?
(a) Reproduce.
(b) Adapt.
(c) Migrate.
(d) Alter their biological makeup.

4. What does Darwin suggest about variation for parts that are NOT specialized?
(a) Eventually stops.
(b) Becomes correlational.
(c) More variation.
(d) Less variation.

5. In what type of species has perfect fertility of variations been demonstrated?
(a) Hybrid.
(b) Mongrel.
(c) Domestic.
(d) Wild.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the only time a rational conclusion can be reached on a theory?

2. Which of the following refers to a scientist who studies living creatures?

3. When are fossils typically preserved?

4. What behaviors have been lost through the domestication of cats and dogs?

5. Which of the following is a radical change in the structure or behavior of an organism?

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