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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Dawkins compare point mutation to?
(a) A misspoken word.
(b) A misprint on a book.
(c) A card getting shuffled into the wrong deck.
(d) A stray mark on a photocopy.

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

4. What does Dawkins describe life forms as?
(a) Projections of self-copying molecules into a new dimension.
(b) Simple enlargements of self-copying molecules.
(c) Machines to protect competing self-copying molecules.
(d) Multiplications of self-copying molecules.

5. What apparently selfish act of gulls does the author describe?
(a) Eating others' baby chicks.
(b) Stealing another gull's nest.
(c) "Ditching" the rest of the flock when a predator is spotted.
(d) Fighting for fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. In early reproducing molecules, what is the measure of "success"?

2. Why does Dawkins say kind or cooperative behavior arises?

3. Why does the author use the word "apparently" to describe selfish or unselfish behavior?

4. What two opposites does Dawkins say he is examining the biology of?

5. Can a gene change it's strategy for survival?

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