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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Due to the ________________, traits that increase reproductive successes will spread and those that do not will expire.
(a) Low pregnancy rate.
(b) Slow genetics of men.
(c) Evolutionary arms race.
(d) High pregnancy rate.

2. Who developed the Red Queen theory?
(a) Richard Dawkins.
(b) Leigh Van Valen.
(c) Graham Bell.
(d) Charles Darwin.

3. Ever since _____________ in the late 19th century, scientists have understood that all life forms are a product of biological evolution.
(a) Richard Dawkins.
(b) Russel Wallace.
(c) Charles Darwin.
(d) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.

4. What is the male to female ratio?
(a) 1:2.
(b) 2:1.
(c) 1:1.
(d) 1:3.

5. Why does this organism present a mystery to the question of reproduction?
(a) It kills other organisms that participate in it.
(b) The organism gave up sexual reproduction.
(c) The organism decided to self replicate.
(d) It is extinct and cannot be studied.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of scientists concentrating on why humans are the way they are, they should concentrate on _________.

2. To understand human nature, what must we understand?

3. What type of civilization do the New Guinea tribes have?

4. What is the continuous arms race that occurs between organisms?

5. What happens if a virus attacks a population of clones?

(see the answer key)

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