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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does this organism present a mystery to the question of reproduction?
(a) It kills other organisms that participate in it.
(b) The organism gave up sexual reproduction.
(c) It is extinct and cannot be studied.
(d) The organism decided to self replicate.

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

3. What is the main focus of the novel?
(a) To understand the advances in same-sex reproduction.
(b) To compare sexual and asexual reproduction.
(c) Parts of human nature are products of sexual selection.
(d) To study asexual reproduction.

4. In the author's opinion, what is not the primary goal of an organism?
(a) Killing one another.
(b) Evolution.
(c) Survival.
(d) Reproduction.

5. What type of civilization do the New Guinea tribes have?
(a) Democratic governments.
(b) Hunters.
(c) Scavengers.
(d) Hunter gatherers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who created the tangled bank theory?

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

4. What is sexual selection?

5. What is the primary purpose of sexual reproduction that is very beneficial for all offspring?

(see the answer key)

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