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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. Why does the point of possible starvation for animals occur sooner than for humans?
(a) Humans artificially produce food.
(b) Humans can rely on dietary supplements.
(c) Humans can last longer on less food.
(d) Humans have better hunting tools.

2. What is the difference between the two types of variations discussed in Chapter 1: Variation Under Domestication?
(a) Location of variation.
(b) The species that variations happen to.
(c) The area affected by the variation.
(d) Degree of variation.

3. Which of the following refers to ways by which an organism could spread to a new area that would NOT typically occur naturally?
(a) Species changes.
(b) Artificial migration.
(c) Accidental means of dispersal.
(d) Human transport.

4. What period in time can explain many migrations due to climate change?
(a) Technological Age.
(b) Ice Age.
(c) Industrial Age.
(d) Thermal Age.

5. What do scientists attribute to organs that cannot be explained by natural selection?
(a) Overuse.
(b) Inheritance.
(c) Disuse.
(d) Use.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the major limiting factor to migration?

2. Why do domestic ducks have lighter wings and heavier feet then wild ducks?

3. What terms refer to parts that are similar in structure?

4. What is one function that cave dwelling animals lost through natural selection?

5. For natural selection to be true, what could be suggested about transitional forms?

(see the answer key)

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