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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who developed the Red Queen theory?
(a) Richard Dawkins.
(b) Graham Bell.
(c) Charles Darwin.
(d) Leigh Van Valen.

2. Lower class individuals tend to have _________.
(a) More babies.
(b) Less babies.
(c) Male babies.
(d) Female babies.

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

4. How does Chapter 2 begin?
(a) Information about the author.
(b) With diagrams.
(c) An explanation of sexual reproduction.
(d) With a fictional account of a Martian visitor.

5. What are out law genes?
(a) Genes that act like viruses and hijack chromosones.
(b) Genes which cannot be passed down.
(c) Genes that are weak.
(d) Genes that will definitely be passed down.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What genders are not always needed?

3. What does sex do to the genome of humans and other organisms?

4. The gender ratio is ___________ as an evolutionary pressure in humans.

5. In which cultures are male babies especially prized?

(see the answer key)

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