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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do species outwit killer viruses?
(a) Sexual reproduction.
(b) Asexual reproduction.
(c) With their brains.
(d) Splitting cells.

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

3. In 1970, __________ argued that the individual is merely a container for genes.
(a) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
(b) Richard Dawkins.
(c) Charles Darwin.
(d) Russel Wallace.

4. What was the 16th century cleric known for besides his scientific theories?
(a) His sermons.
(b) Being a survivor of Protestant ridicule.
(c) Switching between Catholic and Protestant religions.
(d) Killing Catholics.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who has solutions concerning genetics?

3. What is the chief competitor to the tangled bank theory and lottery theory?

4. Sexual reproduction is ___________ to keep the parasites and diseases off guard by creating new variations through each generation.

5. What is the primary part in sexual reproduction?

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