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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would molecules that started to manufacture energy using the sun eventually become?
(a) Single-celled organisms.
(b) Inorganic materials.
(c) Plants.
(d) Animals.

2. Why does the author use the word "apparently" to describe selfish or unselfish behavior?
(a) Because he doesn't believe the examples he is citing are necessarily true.
(b) Because he doesn't really believe in the terms selfish and unselfish.
(c) Because behavior may only seem selfish or unselfish.
(d) Because he is only concerned about appearances of selfishness.

3. When a cell divides to make a new cell with identical DNA, what is the process called?
(a) Alleles.
(b) Mitosis.
(c) Plasmosis.
(d) Meiosis.

4. In the set of bees Dawkins mentions that deal with this disease, what does a second gene the bees have do?
(a) Cause the bees to crush sick baby bees.
(b) Cause the bees to throw sick baby bees out of the hive.
(c) Cause the bees to leave the hive where sick baby bees are.
(d) Cause the bees to eat sick baby bees.

5. How does Dawkins define communication?
(a) A gene behavior that allows cooperation between multiple gene machines.
(b) A mutually learned behavior resulting from genetic behaviors that help groups of gene machines maintain cohesiveness.
(c) A learned behavior that is founded in genetic behaviors linking multiple gene machines.
(d) A gene behavior that helps one group of genes survive by influencing the behavior of another.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the set of bees Dawkins mentions that deal with this disease, what does one gene the bees have do?

2. What would happen to an early molecule that made many more copies of itself than other molecules made of themselves?

3. What does Dawkins say that evolution is about?

4. How common does Dawkins say doubt about evolution is?

5. What would give longevity to early self-duplicating molecules, according to Dawkins?

(see the answer key)

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