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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the continuous arms race that occurs between organisms?
(a) Once an advantage is gained, the loser will adapt to negate the advantage.
(b) No one can catch up.
(c) World War II.
(d) People will try to kill one another so that their genes may carry on.

2. To women, attractiveness in a male signifies _____________.
(a) Infidelity in the relationship.
(b) Good genes.
(c) Excessive amounts of sperm.
(d) The ability to support her and future children.

3. How do species outwit killer viruses?
(a) Asexual reproduction.
(b) Splitting cells.
(c) With their brains.
(d) Sexual reproduction.

4. In Chapter 5, the animals are unsure of _____________.
(a) Passing desirable genes to offspring.
(b) What their mate thinks of them.
(c) The male knowing if the egg is his.
(d) Being able to find a suitable mate.

5. In an attempt to "outwit" these killers, organisms engage in _____________.
(a) Asexual reproduction.
(b) Fission.
(c) Camouflage.
(d) Sexual reproduction.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the lottery theory?

2. Organisms that reproduce sexually will pass immunity or defenses down to whom?

3. Thinking that male and female brains are different is often thought to be_______.

4. What are the interests of most males?

5. What do women fantasize about?

(see the answer key)

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