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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which cells in an organism contain the creature's DNA?
(a) Paraxial cells.
(b) Barrier funciton cells.
(c) Interstitial cells.
(d) All of them.

2. In the natural world, which gender does Dawkins identify as more likely to select the other for breeding?
(a) Species tend to have both selective females and selective males, which are individuals that select another for breeding.
(b) Males tend to select females for breeding.
(c) Females tend to select males for breeding.
(d) Species are split about halfway on which gender selects the other for breeding.

3. How does a mother protecting a child promote the selfish gene theory?
(a) The mother is extending selfish behavior to new situations.
(b) The child carries many of the same genes as the mother.
(c) The child will later protect the mother in turn.
(d) The mother is repurposing selfish genes to protect the child.

4. According to Dawkins, how common is it for males to help raise the young?
(a) It occurs in nature, but is not always the case.
(b) It is the most likely scenario, with some exceptions.
(c) It never occurs in nature.
(d) It always happens to some extent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Dawkins give that animal populations are about 50-50 male and female?

2. In Dawkins' metaphor about DNA, what represents a gene?

3. How many nucleotide chains are in DNA?

4. What animals does the author mention as examples of animals that work hard to rescue or save others?

5. What is a female bird doing, according to Dawkins, by forcing the male to make a nest before she breeds with him?

(see the answer key)

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