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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Sexual reproduction is ___________ to keep the parasites and diseases off guard by creating new variations through each generation.
(a) An attempt.
(b) Not an easy way.
(c) An inefficient means.
(d) Not able.

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

4. Although it becomes clear that sex is necessary to avoid parasites, what question remains?
(a) Why sex works the way it does.
(b) Whether or not sex is the best way to reproduce.
(c) How sex works.
(d) Why people enjoy sex.

5. Organisms that reproduce sexually will pass immunity or defenses down to whom?
(a) No one.
(b) Their friends.
(c) Their spouses.
(d) Their descendants.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Red Queen begin?

2. What is the bdelloid rotifer?

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

4. Why is the Vicar of Bray theory flawed?

5. What was the 16th century cleric known for besides his scientific theories?

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