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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many nucleotide chains are in DNA?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

2. What does Dawkins speculate might be a reason a female animal could be tricked into raising a child that is not her own?
(a) The animal might identify specific genes it has in common with the child.
(b) The animal might gain practice for future offspring.
(c) The animal might make alliances for self-protection.
(d) The animal might misinterpret how related it is to the child.

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

4. Why might an older animal be less valuable to selfish genes than young related animals?
(a) The older animal is certain to have all its genes already represented in a few young, related animals.
(b) The older animal's genes are likely to be decayed over time.
(c) The older animal is likely to contain less successful genes than the young related animals.
(d) The older animal is less likely to reproduce more of the genes.

5. How common are genes that cause altruistic behaviors in nature?
(a) They are vast majority of genes.
(b) They are pretty common.
(c) They are nonexistent.
(d) They are extremely rare.

Short Answer Questions

1. Do gulls recognize their own eggs and chicks?

2. What do the letters A, T, C, and G stand for?

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

4. What attribute of male birds of paradise does Zahavi say is a kind of boast that even with a dangerous physical characteristic, the bird is strong enough to survive?

5. Why might mates favor offspring over their mate, according to Dawkins?

(see the answer key)

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