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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Dawkins' discussion, what is the detriment of raising offspring, if there is something wrong with it?
(a) It takes more energy away from other offspring.
(b) It reduces the parent's resources to protect itself.
(c) It will only have future offspring with the same problems.
(d) It does not pass on good genes.

2. In Dawkins' discussion, why do baby birds scream?
(a) To warn away aggressors.
(b) To attract love from the parent.
(c) To show how hungry they are.
(d) To scold sibling birds.

3. If two genes normally cooperate, what happens when one gene is missing?
(a) The other gene still causes the same total result.
(b) The other gene no longer has any effect.
(c) The other gene still has an effect, but the total result is not the same.
(d) The other gene still causes the same total result but intermittently.

4. What does Dawkins speculate might be a reason a female animal could be tricked into raising a child that is not her own?
(a) The animal might gain practice for future offspring.
(b) The animal might misinterpret how related it is to the child.
(c) The animal might make alliances for self-protection.
(d) The animal might identify specific genes it has in common with the child.

5. What type of math does the author discuss that's used to model how real animals behave in the world?
(a) Chaos theory.
(b) Approximation theory.
(c) Game theory.
(d) Probability theory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the bee disease that Dawkins mentions in his example?

2. What does Wynne-Edwards believe about birth rates?

3. What shape is the location where guillemots lay their eggs?

4. In the example that Dawkins gives, what do pigs sometimes do to the runt of the litter?

5. How does Dawkins argue for communication being selfish?

(see the answer key)

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