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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. High status individuals tend to have __________.
(a) Male babies.
(b) No babies.
(c) Less babies.
(d) Female babies.

2. What is the "sexy-sons" theory?
(a) Sons are always sexier than daughters.
(b) Females will always choose the most attractive man.
(c) Males will always choose the most attractive woman.
(d) Sons will be the most attractive if the two parents are very attractive.

3. In Chapter 5, the animals are unsure of _____________.
(a) Passing desirable genes to offspring.
(b) The male knowing if the egg is his.
(c) Being able to find a suitable mate.
(d) What their mate thinks of them.

4. What genders are not always needed?
(a) Females.
(b) Males.
(c) None.
(d) Hermaphrodites.

5. What is the tangled bank theory?
(a) Sexual reproduction allows for a smaller number of very exceptional offspring.
(b) It is more advantageous for humans to asexually produce.
(c) Different organisms in an environment saturated with similar organisms have a greater likelihood of survival.
(d) Sexual reproduction is the riskiest way for humans to reproduce.

Short Answer Questions

1. When it is difficult or costly for female birds to choose males, females will choose ___________.

2. What is the solution of the individually rational genes?

3. What is one way of good gene replication that the author mentions?

4. In humans, what does evolution rely on?

5. In most species, what do many females mostly prefer in males?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a bdelloid rotifer?

2. To what is the human genome often compared?

3. Why is there a ratio of 1:1 in males and females?

4. What does the sexy sons theory say?

5. Who changed the discussions concerning evolution after the 19th century?

6. What is the lottery theory?

7. After the Vicar of Bray theory, what did scientists try to prove?

8. Who developed the Red Queen Theory?

9. What does the Red Queen Theory state?

10. Explain the story of the fisherman.

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