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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dawkins suggest fooling certain genes into thinking the body is younger might do?
(a) Decrease mutation.
(b) Increase lifespan.
(c) Increase reproduction.
(d) Decrease genetic variation.

2. What is the name of the bee disease that Dawkins mentions in his example?
(a) Chalk brood.
(b) Foul brood.
(c) Sac brood.
(d) Stone brood.

3. From a gene's point of view, what does Dawkins say an organism is equally related to?
(a) A baby brother and a baby son.
(b) A baby brother and a parent's sibling.
(c) A father and a son.
(d) A cousin and a grandparent.

4. What type of math does the author discuss that's used to model how real animals behave in the world?
(a) Probability theory.
(b) Chaos theory.
(c) Approximation theory.
(d) Game theory.

5. Does Dawkins believe people want to view parental care as different from other evolutionary behaviors?
(a) No, but Dawkins believes that parental care is a special case.
(b) No, Dawkins believes people can clearly see that parental care fits with evolutionary forces.
(c) Yes, but only as it applies to mother-child relationships..
(d) Yes, he believes people want to consider parental care a special case.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dawkins describe as "intruder retreat" behavior?

2. What mixture tends to arrive in ESS simulations of multiple types of behavior?

3. What behavior does the author cite about how elephant seals relate to rivals?

4. What would competition between early self-copying molecules be over?

5. If two genes normally cooperate, what happens when one gene is missing?

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