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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pre- Darwinian thinkers such as _____________ believed that evolution was a process of individual adaptations that were later passed down to ancestors.
(a) Russel Wallace.
(b) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
(c) Charles Darwin.
(d) Richard Dawkins.

2. In Chapter 4, what story of tragedy does the author tell?
(a) The story of the gazelle.
(b) The story of the salesman.
(c) The story of the fisherman.
(d) The kangeroo story.

3. What did Zahavi, a scientist, theorize about reproduction mating?
(a) Female attractiveness hurts a male's ability to survive.
(b) Male attractiveness hurts a male's ability to survive.
(c) Female attractiveness signals the male's ability to survive.
(d) Male attractiveness signals the male's ability to survive.

4. Is attractiveness always the only criteria for mate selection?
(a) Yes, females don't like ugly people.
(b) No, females like important mates.
(c) No, only when selection is plentiful.
(d) Yes, females are shallow.

5. What is the bdelloid rotifer?
(a) An organism that lacks certain genes.
(b) A type of animal that produces asexually.
(c) A microscopic animal that can live in any kind of water.
(d) A genetically engineered organism.

Short Answer Questions

1. The gender ratio is ___________ as an evolutionary pressure in humans.

2. What are the interests of most males?

3. How does Chapter 2 begin?

4. To explain sex, scientists need to find ________________.

5. Are sexually reproducing organisms able to compete with asexually reproducing organisms?

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