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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Through sexual reproduction, what are offspring dealt?
(a) Weak genes.
(b) A different bag of genes from their parents.
(c) Weak and strong genes.
(d) Genes too similar to their parents.

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

3. What genders are not always needed?
(a) Hermaphrodites.
(b) Females.
(c) Males.
(d) None.

4. The gender ratio is ___________ as an evolutionary pressure in humans.
(a) Harmful.
(b) Weak.
(c) Undeniable.
(d) Strong.

5. What is the chief competitor to the tangled bank theory and lottery theory?
(a) The Blue Book Theory.
(b) The tangled bank and lottery theory have no competition.
(c) The King's Theory.
(d) The Red Queen Theory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are transposons?

2. High status individuals tend to have __________.

3. In Chapter 4, what story of tragedy does the author tell?

4. When is maleness a reproductive advantage?

5. Organisms that reproduce sexually will pass immunity or defenses down to whom?

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