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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 can varieties do that species cannot typically do?
(a) Modify.
(b) Migrate.
(c) Mate.
(d) Interbreed.

2. Why might a hybrid species NOT survive birth?
(a) It is half-related to the mother and has difficulty surviving in the womb.
(b) Poor respiration.
(c) Natural selection.
(d) Physical deformities.

3. In Chapter 14: Recapitulation and Conclusion, what does Darwin suggest about the struggle for survival?
(a) It is irrevelant.
(b) It can be overcome.
(c) It only occurs for some species.
(d) It is consistent.

4. What insect does Darwin offer as an example of having a naturally selected trait that is NOT beneficial?
(a) Aphid.
(b) Bee.
(c) Spider.
(d) Fly.

5. What happens when two fossils of the same species are chronologically far apart?
(a) It is proof for natural selection.
(b) They are classified as different species.
(c) They do not resemble each other.
(d) They do resemble each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would increase the likelihood of variations occurring in a given population?

2. What term refers to change from one generation to the next?

3. To what degree do hybrids resemble one parent?

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

5. When the same species live in regions separated by large bodies of water, what is the rationale for their existence?

(see the answer key)

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