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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would competition between early self-copying molecules be over?
(a) Space.
(b) Gaseous molecules.
(c) Building-block molecules.
(d) Water.

2. What does the Watt Governor machine regulate?
(a) How high it rises.
(b) How fast its arms spin.
(c) How hot it becomes.
(d) How heavy it becomes.

3. What apparently unselfish act of a bee does the author describe?
(a) Evacuating immature bees from an endangered hive.
(b) Losing its life to sting an intruder.
(c) Bringing back pollen to help feed the whole colony.
(d) Fighting off predators who are near the queen.

4. What happens in inversion?
(a) Chromosomes are inserted backwards in a cell nucleus.
(b) DNA is inserted backwards in a chromosome.
(c) A nucleotide is inserted backwards in DNA.
(d) A gene is inserted backwards on a strand of DNA.

5. In Dawkins' metaphor about DNA, how does he describe the creation of new DNA by sexual reproduction?
(a) Two books are combined into one two-volume work.
(b) Pages are torn out of different books and put together.
(c) Two bookshelves are combined into one.
(d) Books from different shelves are mixed together on a new shelf.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dawkins postulate that animals judge relatedness?

2. What would give longevity to early self-duplicating molecules, according to Dawkins?

3. What fundamental question does Dawkins want to consider?

4. What ant behavior does Dawkins give as an example of seemingly altruistic behavior?

5. What does Dawkins call the molecule that he imagines as the first molecule to make copies of itself?

(see the answer key)

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