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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Differences hold ___________, regardless of race, ethnicity, or culture.
(a) Only sometimes.
(b) All of the time.
(c) Universal.
(d) True.

2. What genders are not always needed?
(a) Hermaphrodites.
(b) Males.
(c) None.
(d) Females.

3. Why are female chimps extremely promiscuous in large social groups?
(a) It is part of choosing the most ideal mate.
(b) Males will not know which child is his, so he will protect all of them.
(c) They want to have many father options.
(d) They enjoy sex.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sexual reproduction is ___________ to keep the parasites and diseases off guard by creating new variations through each generation.

2. What was a natural human situation in many early societies?

3. What are the human female's interest concerning reproduction and mating?

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

5. Males are interested in increasing the _________ of sexual partners whereas women are interested in increasing the ________ of sexual partners.

(see the answer key)

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