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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the human female's interest concerning reproduction and mating?
(a) They want an ideal husband.
(b) Females do not want to have babies.
(c) Ideal husband for reproduction and reproductive partners on the sly.
(d) Women only want many partners to make the best babies.

2. Why does the author think that there is now so much monogamy in humans?
(a) Males and females want to focus on one set of children.
(b) It is easier to be in a relationship with one person.
(c) It is much less expensive.
(d) Man's competitor in the sexual arms race (women) want it.

3. 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 to ensure their survivors.
(c) They kill their prey and one another to be the last person standing.
(d) They try to kill one another so that they might live.

4. Why is asexual reproduction a less risky option for an organism?
(a) It is not less risky.
(b) All the clones will be healthy.
(c) There will be no one competing.
(d) There is no seeking out mates or the risk of being rejected.

5. Ever since _____________ in the late 19th century, scientists have understood that all life forms are a product of biological evolution.
(a) Richard Dawkins.
(b) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
(c) Russel Wallace.
(d) Charles Darwin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Vicar of Bray theory flawed?

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

3. Most modern societies are _________.

4. When it is difficult or costly for female birds to choose males, females will choose ___________.

5. What is lekking?

(see the answer key)

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