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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do genes seek through the actions of the bodies that contain them?
(a) Evolution.
(b) Replication.
(c) To be upgraded.
(d) Change.

2. In an attempt to "outwit" these killers, organisms engage in _____________.
(a) Sexual reproduction.
(b) Asexual reproduction.
(c) Fission.
(d) Camouflage.

3. Who created the tangled bank theory?
(a) Richard Dawkins.
(b) Leigh Van Valen.
(c) Graham Bell.
(d) Charles Darwin.

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

5. In humans, what does evolution rely on?
(a) Fission.
(b) Sexual Reproduction.
(c) Asexual reproduction.
(d) Sexual and asexual reproduction.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do organisms compete during evolution?

2. To explain sex, scientists need to find ________________.

3. Ever since _____________ in the late 19th century, scientists have understood that all life forms are a product of biological evolution.

4. Although it becomes clear that sex is necessary to avoid parasites, what question remains?

5. How does Chapter 2 begin?

(see the answer key)

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