The Selfish Gene Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What response does Dawkins give to the idea that birth control is wrong because it's unnatural? (from Chapter 7)

That human lifestyle is completely unnatural.

That birth regulation is a survival instinct.

That birth regulation is an evolutionary adaptation.

That feeding the poor is also unnatural.

2.

How does Dawkins postulate that animals judge relatedness? (from Chapter 6)

By scent.

By statistics.

By resemblance.

By instinctual knowledge.

3.

What did scientists do to test the genes that controlled bee behavior? (from Chapter 4)

Breed bees with duplicates of both genes.

Breed bees without either gene.

Breed bees with one of the genes only.

Breed bees with duplicates of one of the genes.

4.

In Dawkins' discussion, what is the detriment of raising offspring, if there is something wrong with it? (from Chapter 8)

It reduces the parent's resources to protect itself.

It takes more energy away from other offspring.

It does not pass on good genes.

It will only have future offspring with the same problems.

5.

In the natural world, which gender does Dawkins identify as more likely to select the other for breeding? (from Chapter 9)

Species are split about halfway on which gender selects the other for breeding.

Species tend to have both selective females and selective males, which are individuals that select another for breeding.

Females tend to select males for breeding.

Males tend to select females for breeding.

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