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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does natural selection say must be true for change to be preserved?

2. Which of the following is a radical change in the structure or behavior of an organism?

3. Who believed that humans would fall into starvation because they could not meet the needs of the population?

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

5. What results as a climate becomes more hostile?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do variations occur in the wild?

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

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

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

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

7. Why is natural selection much broader than domestic selection by humans?

8. What is the importance of indefinite variations?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Accidental means of dispersal is one type of migration. Do you think this is an affective means of migration? When this occurs, do you think a species will need to adapt, or could they remain the same? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Darwin's theory of natural selection suggests that species adapt over time. Why do they adapt, and what is the purpose of these adaptations? What does this theory suggest that the adapting species are striving toward? What does this theory suggest about species that do not adapt?

Essay Topic 3

Darwin discusses four objections to his theory. Discuss these objections. Do you think Darwin makes valid points to explain away these objections? Can you find flaws in either the objections to Darwin's theory of the theory itself?

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