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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does sex do to the genome of humans and other organisms?
(a) Makes stronger genes.
(b) Causes too much risk in the genes.
(c) Decreases randomness of the genome.
(d) Increases randomness of the genome.

2. What is the Vicar of Bray hypothesis?
(a) Asexual reproduction provides rapid speed of evolution.
(b) Sexual reproduction provides rapid speed of evolution.
(c) Sexual reproduction should not exist.
(d) Same-sex reproduction must be understood to understand sexual reproduction.

3. In 1970, __________ argued that the individual is merely a container for genes.
(a) Richard Dawkins.
(b) Charles Darwin.
(c) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
(d) Russel Wallace.

4. What is the primary part in sexual reproduction?
(a) Outcrossing genes.
(b) Killing genes that are not yours.
(c) Combining and outcrossing genes.
(d) Combining all genes.

5. Sexual reproduction benefits _____________.
(a) One member of the same organism versus another member of that same organisim.
(b) No one.
(c) Everyone.
(d) Only humans, not other organisms.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Red Queen begin?

2. To understand human nature, what must we understand?

3. Why is this book called The Red Queen?

4. What type of civilization do the New Guinea tribes have?

5. In the author's opinion, what is not the primary goal of an organism?

(see the answer key)

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