The Selfish Gene Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

In the example that Dawkins gives, what do pigs sometimes do to the runt of the litter? (from Chapter 8)

Eat it.

Kick it away.

Refuse to feed it.

Allow the other piglets to attack it.

2.

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.

Males tend to select females 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.

3.

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

By instinctual knowledge.

By resemblance.

By scent.

By statistics.

4.

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

A retaliator mimics the behavior of the creature it encounters.

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

5.

What is the most stable type of behavior in the computer simulations of ESS? (from Chapter 5)

Bully.

Hawk.

Dove.

Retaliator.

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