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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 4, what story of tragedy does the author tell?
(a) The kangeroo story.
(b) The story of the salesman.
(c) The story of the gazelle.
(d) The story of the fisherman.

4. How do organisms compete during evolution?
(a) They compete with each other to pass down more genes to the next generation.
(b) They kill their prey and one another to be the last person standing.
(c) They kill their prey to ensure their survivors.
(d) They try to kill one another so that they might live.

5. What is the lottery theory?
(a) Sexual reproduction allows for a smaller number of very exceptional offspring.
(b) It is more advantageous for humans to asexually reproduce.
(c) Sexual reproduction is the riskiest way for humans to reproduce.
(d) Organisms in densely populated areas survive better.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can a psychiatrist expect to find in all people?

2. How does the Red Queen begin?

3. What is the continuous arms race that occurs between organisms?

4. What happens if a virus attacks a population of clones?

5. Who developed the Red Queen theory?

(see the answer key)

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