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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dawkins point out about different species' attitude toward offspring?
(a) Different species all care for offspring equally, if environment is accounted for.
(b) Different species treat offspring differently.
(c) Different species fall into two categories of caring for offspring.
(d) Different species care for offspring similarly, but there is great variety between individuals within species.

2. What does Dawkins say that Honeyguide chicks do?
(a) Scream less loud to not attract too much attention to themselves as intruders.
(b) Blackmail parents into getting more food by screaming loud enough to attract predators.
(c) Kill other chicks in the nest.
(d) Steal food from other chicks in the nest.

3. What does Dawkins say removes humanity from the cruel and harsh laws of nature?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Humans have developed genes for communication, which allows cooperation.
(c) Humans teach children ways to behave and learn better behaviors as adults.
(d) Humans create environments that protect them from natural laws.

4. How closely related are two sister bees?
(a) Three quarters.
(b) One quarter.
(c) One half.
(d) One.

5. Does Dawkins believe people want to view parental care as different from other evolutionary behaviors?
(a) Yes, he believes people want to consider parental care a special case.
(b) No, but Dawkins believes that parental care is a special case.
(c) No, Dawkins believes people can clearly see that parental care fits with evolutionary forces.
(d) Yes, but only as it applies to mother-child relationships..

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Medawar's study conclude?

2. What does Dawkins describe some female birds demanding from males?

3. What does AI stand for?

4. What is a recessive gene?

5. In the example Dawkins gives, why do some ants grow a plant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the cuckoo's adaptation to care for its eggs?

2. What is the result of Dawkins' game theory analysis of male and female sexual and childrearing behaviors?

3. How do Trivers and Dawkins differ in their interpretation of males investing energy into offspring before mating?

4. What examples does Dawkins give of male animals resisting raising offspring that's not their own?

5. What two possible explanations for the behavior of the baby swallow observed by the Spanish researchers does Dawkins present?

6. What factors does Dawkins mention that affect the human birthrate and population?

7. What does higher PI mean, in R.L. Trivers' ideas?

8. When and why are gulls' offspring in danger?

9. What does Dawkins cite that makes human beings exceptions to the idea that genes for having too large a number of children die out?

10. Why does Dawkins say mothers are more altruistic to their children than fathers?

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