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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the letters A, T, C, and G stand for?
(a) Different types of DNA.
(b) Different types of RNA.
(c) Different types of genes.
(d) Different types of nucleotides.

2. What animals does the author mention as examples of animals that work hard to rescue or save others?
(a) Bears and squids.
(b) Zebras and sharks.
(c) Lions and dolphins.
(d) Baboons and whales.

3. What reason does Dawkins give that females care more for offspring?
(a) A female has already contributed more resources in terms of the egg.
(b) A female does not have the ability to reproduce again immediately.
(c) A female is naturally nurturing.
(d) A female has a greater relatedness to the offspring.

4. When a cell divides to make a new cell with identical DNA, what is the process called?
(a) Mitosis.
(b) Plasmosis.
(c) Meiosis.
(d) Alleles.

5. In sexual reproduction, what does the larger egg cell have that the smaller sperm cell does not?
(a) The ability to protect itself from other cells.
(b) A complete set of DNA.
(c) More food reserves for the future embryo.
(d) The ability to move around to more beneficial environments.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dawkins suggest fooling certain genes into thinking the body is younger might do?

2. In Dawkins' metaphor about DNA, how many books are on the bookshelf?

3. When a cell creates a sperm cell or egg cell with reduced DNA, what is the process called?

4. According to Dawkins, how common is it for males to help raise the young?

5. What shape is the location where guillemots lay their eggs?

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