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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the lottery theory?
(a) Organisms in densely populated areas survive better.
(b) It is more advantageous for humans to asexually reproduce.
(c) Sexual reproduction is the riskiest way for humans to reproduce.
(d) Sexual reproduction allows for a smaller number of very exceptional offspring.

3. Who has solutions concerning genetics?
(a) Scientists.
(b) Geneticists.
(c) Doctors and scientists.
(d) Molecular biologists and geneticists.

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

5. What accounts for far more deaths than other predators or environmental occurrences?
(a) Parasites and diseases.
(b) Death and destruction.
(c) Killing ones own organisms.
(d) Accidents.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does this organism present a mystery to the question of reproduction?

3. Through sexual reproduction, what are offspring dealt?

4. In 1970, __________ argued that the individual is merely a container for genes.

5. What is the tangled bank theory?

(see the answer key)

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