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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other field of science can natural selection be compared to?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Biology.
(c) Physics.
(d) Geology.

2. Which of the following occurs when one type of variation causes variation in another part of an organism?
(a) Normal variation.
(b) Correlation of growth.
(c) Mulitvariation.
(d) Misallocation of variation.

3. On what ship did Darwin ride while writing The Origin of Species?
(a) H.M.S. Victoria.
(b) H.M.S. Clipper.
(c) H.M.S. Seafarer.
(d) H.M.S. Beagle.

4. What term refers to change from one generation to the next?
(a) Generational change.
(b) Natural process.
(c) Hereditary modification.
(d) Growth.

5. What species type is known for a lot of variation between individuals?
(a) Polymorphic.
(b) Bimorphic.
(c) Trapamorphic.
(d) Trimorphic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of relationship do organisms have with one another?

2. What is the difference between the two types of variations discussed in Chapter 1: Variation Under Domestication?

3. What is likely to NOT affect variations that are consistent among individuals?

4. Where did Darwin's ship travel?

5. What animal does Darwin use as an example of an intermediate form of a full-land and full-flying animal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between domesticated and wild animals, according to Darwin?

2. What factors contribute to the slowdown in reproduction in a species?

3. Why is a flying mammal such as a bat difficult to explain through natural selection?

4. How does the growth of a population work?

5. Why is it sometimes impossible to tell if climate is the cause for variations in the same species located in different geographical locations?

6. What was Darwin's specific interest in the living species?

7. How does natural selection explain why organisms pair with other organisms?

8. Why does Darwin suggest his methods of study are inadequate?

9. Why would, on some islands, nature select for beetles that do not fly?

10. How does Darwin propose a theory that goes against long-held popular belief?

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