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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most stable type of behavior in the computer simulations of ESS?
(a) Dove.
(b) Bully.
(c) Retaliator.
(d) Hawk.

2. According to the relatedness calculations in the book, is a child more closely related to a sibling or an uncle?
(a) A sibling.
(b) The child is equally related to both.
(c) An uncle.
(d) It's impossible to compare.

3. What is the most stable result of the specific ESS simulation Dawkins describes?
(a) A 7:5 mixture of two kinds of behavior.
(b) A 3:2 mixture of two kinds of behavior.
(c) A 1:4 mixture of two kinds of behavior.
(d) A 1:1 mixture of two kinds of behavior.

4. What kind of animals does the intruder retreat experiment by Niko Tinbergen use?
(a) Rats.
(b) Birds.
(c) Worms.
(d) Fish.

5. What game, played by computers, does Dawkins use as an example of things that can happen automatically based on rules?
(a) Go.
(b) Chess.
(c) Backgammon.
(d) Checkers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In sexual reproduction, what does the larger egg cell have that the smaller sperm cell does not?

2. Do one-celled animals seem to have purpose and intention, according to the author?

3. According to Dawkins, how common is it for males to help raise the young?

4. What mixture tends to arrive in ESS simulations of multiple types of behavior?

5. To what does Wynne-Edwards attribute changes to female mice as the population rises?

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