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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From a biologist's point of view, sexual reproduction is more _________ than asexual reproduction.
(a) Unnecessary
(b) Risky.
(c) Annoying.
(d) Expensive.

2. Pre- Darwinian thinkers such as _____________ believed that evolution was a process of individual adaptations that were later passed down to ancestors.
(a) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
(b) Russel Wallace.
(c) Richard Dawkins.
(d) Charles Darwin.

3. Are sexually reproducing organisms able to compete with asexually reproducing organisms?
(a) Occasionally.
(b) Yes, always.
(c) Only when they are genetically engineered.
(d) No, never.

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

5. What is the primary purpose of sexual reproduction that is very beneficial for all offspring?
(a) Speed of evolution.
(b) Slowness of evolution.
(c) Making many children.
(d) Meeting a soul mate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only way to understand why evolution is the way it is?

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

3. How does Chapter 2 begin?

4. What is the Vicar of Bray hypothesis?

5. In the author's opinion, what is not the primary goal of an organism?

(see the answer key)

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