Comprehension quiz

Planning a Field Study on Natural Selection

Listen to the lesson carefully, then answer 10 comprehension questions. Pick one option per question.

Question 1Why did Maya and Daniel meet their tutor?

To discuss their project on natural selection To book the laboratory for Friday afternoon To complain about the field trip equipment To change the topic of their final exam

Question 2Which birds did the students finally decide to study?

Finches, following their original plan Seabirds, suggested by their classmates Urban pigeons, on the tutor's advice Sparrows, chosen for ethical reasons

Question 3How many sample sites did the students end up using?

Eight, because time was limited Twenty, as Daniel first wanted Twelve, after a compromise Five, due to the bad weather

Question 4On which day of the week did Maya and Daniel meet their tutor?

On Tuesday On Friday On Monday On Thursday

Question 5What mistaken idea about evolution did Daniel admit to holding?

That evolution favours the strongest hunters That evolution always made creatures bigger That pigeons evolve faster than finches That selection stops working in cities

Question 6When was the field trip eventually arranged to take place?

In early spring, as Maya proposed In early autumn, later than proposed In late summer, during the holidays In mid winter, after the exams

Question 7What worried the two students most about the field study?

The quality of the laboratory equipment The weather conditions during the trip The cost of travelling to the sites The behaviour of the urban birds

Question 8Why did the students agree to photograph the birds instead of trapping them?

Because cameras were cheaper than traps Because the tutor demanded faster results Partly for ethical reasons Because trapping required a special licence

Question 9According to the tutor, what quality must a hypothesis have?

It must be interesting enough to attract funding It must be based entirely on earlier studies It must cover at least two related species It must be testable, not merely interesting

Question 10How did the two students feel when they left the meeting?

Anxious about the upcoming field trip Confused by the tutor's many corrections Disappointed with their revised research plan Far more confident about their research direction