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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What process does the existence of Dawkins' imagined early molecules closely resemble?
(a) Crystalization.
(b) Hybridization.
(c) Evolution.
(d) Diffusion.

4. According to Dawkins, are mistakes in fidelity good or bad?
(a) They are usually good, but sometimes bad.
(b) They are always bad.
(c) They are always good.
(d) They are neither good nor bad.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When a cell divides to make a new cell with identical DNA, what is the process called?

3. In the set of bees Dawkins mentions that deal with this disease, what does a second gene the bees have do?

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

5. What apparently unselfish act of a bee does the author describe?

(see the answer key)

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