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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 can instinct be compared with?

2. For natural selection to be true, what could be suggested about transitional forms?

3. What type of organisms will not fossilize?

4. What behaviors have been lost through the domestication of cats and dogs?

5. What does the lack of some species on oceanic islands suggest about the theory that all land mass was once connected?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do physical barriers correlate with differences in creatures that inhabit a region?

2. Why can't similarities in organ structure of different species be explained as being created individually?

3. What are three facts that can be explained by natural selection as discussed in Chapter 11?

4. What are some general rules governing whether or not two species can produce fertile offspring?

5. Why is adaptation necessary?

6. How does natural selection explain relationships among creatures?

7. What is a possible explanation for why species migrated from one region to the next?

8. Why do scientists have difficulty determining the effects of two distinct species breeding?

9. Why can't climate account for differences in organisms from one region to the next?

10. How are fossils classified?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Darwin discusses differences due to barriers. Discuss this rationality. Does Darwin's explanation make sense? Are there examples that may prove/disprove this rationale?

Essay Topic 2

Darwin understands that his research methods are inadequate for the extent of his theory. Why do you think he admits this flaw, and how does Darwin propose to overcome flaws in his research?

Essay Topic 3

Darwin discusses the difference between natural and artificial, or domestic breeding. How does Darwin feel about both types of breeding in terms of natural selection? Do you think he would prefer one type of breeding over the other? Explain your answer.

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