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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who created the tangled bank theory?
(a) Graham Bell.
(b) Leigh Van Valen.
(c) Richard Dawkins.
(d) Charles Darwin.

2. What is the chief competitor to the tangled bank theory and lottery theory?
(a) The tangled bank and lottery theory have no competition.
(b) The King's Theory.
(c) The Blue Book Theory.
(d) The Red Queen Theory.

3. To understand human nature, what must we understand?
(a) The origin of attraction between humans.
(b) The origin of human nature.
(c) The origin of emotions.
(d) Differences in humans.

4. What is the bdelloid rotifer?
(a) A type of animal that produces asexually.
(b) A microscopic animal that can live in any kind of water.
(c) A genetically engineered organism.
(d) An organism that lacks certain genes.

5. Organisms that reproduce sexually will pass immunity or defenses down to whom?
(a) Their descendants.
(b) No one.
(c) Their spouses.
(d) Their friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do species outwit killer viruses?

2. Although it becomes clear that sex is necessary to avoid parasites, what question remains?

3. How does Chapter 2 begin?

4. What is the primary purpose of sexual reproduction that is very beneficial for all offspring?

5. What have scientists discovered about sexual reproduction versus asexual reproduction?

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