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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 does natural selection say about the most distinct characteristic of a species?
(a) It will be the smallest change.
(b) The change is seen in ancestors.
(c) It will be the largest change.
(d) It is the most recently changed.

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

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

4. What do naturalists call a situation where a child takes on characteristics NOT shared by the parents?
(a) Adopted.
(b) Extroverted.
(c) Reverted.
(d) Introverted.

5. Who is one individual that Darwin mentions as helping him in every way prior to the publication of The Origin of Species?
(a) Dr. Lovette.
(b) Rev. W. Horbert.
(c) Edward Forbes.
(d) Dr. Hooker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tends to occur in large groups of genera?

2. What other actions do birds use their wings for?

3. What is the struggle for existence caused by?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the growth of a population work?

2. How do Naturalists define a species and a variety?

3. How do variations occur in the wild?

4. Why would natural selection be considered counter-intuitive?

5. How can the geology of mountains and valleys be related to natural selection?

6. What must be examined in order for Darwin's theory to be considered plausible?

7. What can't all examples for disused organs be attributed to correlational growth?

8. Why isn't it safe to assume that regions that are physically connected in the present day were connected in the past?

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

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

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