The Selfish Gene Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

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

By statistics.

By scent.

By resemblance.

By instinctual knowledge.

2.

In the ant colonies studied by Trivers and Hare, what do the ants do with eggs stolen from other colonies? (from Chapter 10)

Use the ants as slaves.

Destroy the eggs.

Eat the eggs.

Use the ants as mates.

3.

In Dawkins' description, how does a retaliator behave? (from Chapter 5)

A retaliator waits to see what will happen and then reacts through a code of rules.

A retaliator appears to be a dove but acts like a hawk.

A retaliator appears to be a hawk but acts like a dove.

A retaliator mimics the behavior of the creature it encounters.

4.

According to Dawkins' book, could memes become part of the brain's structure? (from Chapter 11)

Yes, some scientists think memes will become part of the brain's structure.

Yes, all scientists agree memes do become part of the brain's structure.

No, scientists know that memes cannot become part of the brain's structure.

No, scientists theorize and generally agree that memes could probably not become part of the brain's structure.

5.

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

Breed bees with one of the genes only.

Breed bees without either gene.

Breed bees with duplicates of one of the genes.

Breed bees with duplicates of both genes.

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