The Selfish Gene Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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The Selfish Gene Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dawkins argue for communication being selfish?
(a) By pointing out that communication is only understaken for specific, selfish ends.
(b) By pointing out lying and misleading communications.
(c) By pointing out that communication always has a main communcator.
(d) By pointing out that the ends of communiation benefit both parties.

2. In the set of bees Dawkins mentions that deal with this disease, what does a second gene the bees have do?
(a) Cause the bees to crush sick baby bees.
(b) Cause the bees to eat sick baby bees.
(c) Cause the bees to throw sick baby bees out of the hive.
(d) Cause the bees to leave the hive where sick baby bees are.

3. How does Dawkins define communication?
(a) A gene behavior that allows cooperation between multiple gene machines.
(b) A gene behavior that helps one group of genes survive by influencing the behavior of another.
(c) A learned behavior that is founded in genetic behaviors linking multiple gene machines.
(d) A mutually learned behavior resulting from genetic behaviors that help groups of gene machines maintain cohesiveness.

4. In Dawkins' metaphor about DNA, what represents a gene?
(a) A page in a book.
(b) A chapter in a book.
(c) A line on a page in a book.
(d) A word in a book.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does ESS stand for?

4. In Dawkins' metaphor about DNA, how many books are on the bookshelf?

5. What hazard does the author identify in killing a rival?

(see the answer key)

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