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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 neither good nor bad.
(d) They are always good.

2. What does the Watt Governor machine appear to do?
(a) Cry.
(b) Scream.
(c) Talk.
(d) Think.

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

4. In Dawkins' description, how does a retaliator behave?
(a) A retaliator mimics the behavior of the creature it encounters.
(b) A retaliator appears to be a hawk but acts like a dove.
(c) A retaliator appears to be a dove but acts like a hawk.
(d) A retaliator waits to see what will happen and then reacts through a code of rules.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Dawkins' description, how does a bully behave?

2. What did Spanish researchers see a baby swallow do?

3. What is a recessive gene?

4. In the science fiction story Dawkins cites, what do the instructions make?

5. To what does Dawkins compare ESS conclusions about individual behaviors within a species?

(see the answer key)

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