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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Our ideas of attractiveness and our sexual inclinations seem to be _________.
(a) Accidental.
(b) Widespread and designed by evolution.
(c) Proven wrong by biology.
(d) Errors in judgement.

3. Chapter 9 begins with __________.
(a) The potential genetic basis of homosexuality.
(b) A mistaken identity.
(c) A dissertation concerning new ideas.
(d) A discussion between morals.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When it is difficult or costly for female birds to choose males, females will choose ___________.

2. In an attempt to "outwit" these killers, organisms engage in _____________.

3. The author believes that biological evolution and our environments _____________.

4. Why does the male pine mole visit many different tunnels?

5. High status individuals tend to have __________.

(see the answer key)

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