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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 lekking?
(a) A sexual market where male birds congregate.
(b) A time of mating for birds.
(c) A way for birds to mate.
(d) A courtship dance among mammals.

2. What type of civilization do the New Guinea tribes have?
(a) Scavengers.
(b) Democratic governments.
(c) Hunters.
(d) Hunter gatherers.

3. What do males want in sexual partners?
(a) An attractive female.
(b) A good mother.
(c) A very young female.
(d) A spontaneous female.

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

5. How does the Red Queen begin?
(a) With a discussion of human nature.
(b) With a discussion of asexual organisms.
(c) With a discussion about the Red Queen from Alice in Wonderland.
(d) With a story of Martians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the primary part in sexual reproduction?

2. What are out law genes?

3. Why do genes exist?

4. What is sexual selection?

5. What have scientists discovered about sexual reproduction versus asexual reproduction?

(see the answer key)

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