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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. Which of the following is a radical change in the structure or behavior of an organism?
(a) Extinction.
(b) Monstrosities.
(c) Increased illness.
(d) Growth.

2. Which of the following refers to organs that serve no purpose?
(a) Extra organs.
(b) Homologous organs.
(c) Dead organs.
(d) Rudimentary organs.

3. What does Darwin suggest about acquired traits in parents?
(a) They cannot be passed on.
(b) They do not last a lifetime.
(c) They can be passed to offspring.
(d) They cannot be selected for.

4. What can be said about organisms belonging to the same species?
(a) They will change at the same rate.
(b) They originated from the same location.
(c) They have similar habits.
(d) They will produce the same type of variations.

5. Why do scientists believe fossils do not exist at the bottom of the ocean?
(a) Fossils are only found on land.
(b) They cannot get to the bottom.
(c) No species that far down.
(d) Too much pressure.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what degree do hybrids resemble one parent?

2. What does natural selection favor in terms of increasing population?

3. What type of species do many islands lack?

4. What types of species forms are NOT found in nature?

5. What is one reason that some species' traits are different from other species?

(see the answer key)

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