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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Through sexual reproduction, what are offspring dealt?
(a) Genes too similar to their parents.
(b) Weak and strong genes.
(c) A different bag of genes from their parents.
(d) Weak genes.

2. What is the tangled bank theory?
(a) It is more advantageous for humans to asexually produce.
(b) Sexual reproduction allows for a smaller number of very exceptional offspring.
(c) Different organisms in an environment saturated with similar organisms have a greater likelihood of survival.
(d) Sexual reproduction is the riskiest way for humans to reproduce.

3. Sexual reproduction benefits _____________.
(a) One member of the same organism versus another member of that same organisim.
(b) Only humans, not other organisms.
(c) Everyone.
(d) No one.

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

5. To understand human nature, what must we understand?
(a) The origin of human nature.
(b) Differences in humans.
(c) The origin of emotions.
(d) The origin of attraction between humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Vicar of Bray theory flawed?

2. Sexual reproduction is ___________ to keep the parasites and diseases off guard by creating new variations through each generation.

3. How do species outwit killer viruses?

4. What accounts for far more deaths than other predators or environmental occurrences?

5. From a biologist's point of view, sexual reproduction is more _________ than asexual reproduction.

(see the answer key)

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