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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the tangled bank theory?
(a) It is more advantageous for humans to asexually produce.
(b) Sexual reproduction is the riskiest way for humans to reproduce.
(c) Different organisms in an environment saturated with similar organisms have a greater likelihood of survival.
(d) Sexual reproduction allows for a smaller number of very exceptional offspring.

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

3. Sexual reproduction benefits _____________.
(a) One member of the same organism versus another member of that same organisim.
(b) No one.
(c) Only humans, not other organisms.
(d) Everyone.

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

5. Are individuals involved in evolution aware of the choices they are making?
(a) Never.
(b) Ten per cent of the time.
(c) Fifty per cent of the time.
(d) Always.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do genes seek through the actions of the bodies that contain them?

2. What is the "good genes" theory?

3. What is the Vicar of Bray hypothesis?

4. What is sexual selection?

5. Is attractiveness always the only criteria for mate selection?

(see the answer key)

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