The Selfish Gene Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 159 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Selfish Gene Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Dawkins, for whom does a bird regulate the number of eggs it lays?
(a) For the good of itself.
(b) For the good of its genetic offspring.
(c) For the good of the species.
(d) For the good of itself and its mate.

2. How does a mother protecting a child promote the selfish gene theory?
(a) The mother is repurposing selfish genes to protect the child.
(b) The child will later protect the mother in turn.
(c) The child carries many of the same genes as the mother.
(d) The mother is extending selfish behavior to new situations.

3. What happens to baby birds if the parent does not find enough food for the group?
(a) The babies will survive but be sickly and have later problems.
(b) The parent will give up its life to feed the baby birds.
(c) All the babies die.
(d) The parent will feed only a few babies, and the others will die.

4. What does Dawkins mean by a "selfish gene?"
(a) A portion of DNA, copied in mutliple organisms, that programs behavior in the individual for self-survival.
(b) A portion of DNA, copied in multiple organisms, "trying" to survive in ways that will continue to copy and propigate the gene.
(c) A portion of DNA, copied in mutliple organisms, that modifies behaviors in the organisms that would tend otherwise to be altruistic.
(d) A portion of DNA, copied in mutliple organisms, that "tries" to become the dominant gene by preventing other genes from replicating.

5. What mixture tends to arrive in ESS simulations of multiple types of behavior?
(a) A mix of proper-retaliators, hawks, and doves.
(b) A mix of retaliators, doves, and prober-retaliators.
(c) A mix of hawks, doves, and bullies.
(d) A mix of retaliators, bullies, and hawks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What factors are part of Dawkins' net benefit score?

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

3. What type of animal brains does Dawkins say are most successful?

4. What almost always happens when copies of things are made, according to Dawkins?

5. What did scientists do to test the genes that controlled bee behavior?

(see the answer key)

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