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A) optimal foraging results from natural selection B) natural selection will only favor behavior that maximizes energy return C) natural selection selects foraging behavior that maximizes the size of the prey sought D) optimal foraging is genetically determined 2
A) they tend to be replaced by the same number of birds B) the territories are left vacant C) they are replaced by the local birds to the exclusion of new members D) they are replaced by a greater number of birds 3
A) monogamous B) polyandrous C) polygamous D) monandrous 4
A) it insures that only he will fertilize the eggs B) it has no effect upon the identity of the fertilizing male C) it only protects the eggs from predators D) it increases the percentage of the eggs to be fertilized by him 5
A) proved to be a mistake because it left only good eggs to attract predators B) is an inherited act that has outlived its usefulness C) reduces predation on the remaining eggs D) represents a fetish for a tidy nest 6
A) fighting for the right to mate B) acquiring characteristics that improve chances for mating C) social factors that may outweigh ecological factors D) sexual dimorphism E) all of the above 7
A) parental bonds. B) sexual selection. C) sexual fitness. D) sexual dimorphism. E) visual contacts. 8
A) sexual selection B) mechanical isolating mechanisms C) adaptive radiation D) ecological races E) gradualism 9
A) father B) sister C) son D) cousin E) brother-in-law 10
A) sociobiology B) socioecology C) behavioral ecology D) nepotism E) cultural evolution 11
A) foraging behaviors B) social behaviors C) territorial behaviors D) eusocial behaviors E) altricial behaviors 12
A) eusocial B) altruistic C) monogamous D) specialists E) generalists 13
A) maximize net energy intake B) minimize net energy intake C) maximize risk of predation D) spend as much time as possible feeding E) none of the above 14
A) territoriality is always beneficial to the animal B) territories frequently overlap in time or space C) territories rarely contain any resources D) all of the above are true E) none of the above are true 15
A) always males B) always females C) the sex having higher parental investment D) the sex having lower parental investment E) neither sex 16
A) altricial young B) sexual dimorphism C) one male mating with one female D) all of the above are associated with monogamy E) none of the above are associated with monogamy 17
A) intrasexual selection B) intersexual selection C) runaway selection D) all of the above E) none of the above 18
A) monogamy B) polygyny C) polyandry D) they are all equally common 19
A) monogamy B) polygyny C) polyandry D) they are all equally common 20
A) kin selection B) sexual selection C) group selection D) natural selection E) artificial selection 21
A) kin selection B) group selection C) territorial selection D) intrasexual selection E) intersexual selection 22
A) males are sterile B) males are haploid C) males are diploid D) males are either haploid or diploid E) males do not exist 23
A) worker's sex B) number of workers C) worker's size D) all of the above E) none of the above 24
A) 10, 20 B) 20, 10 C) 30, 60 D) 80, 50 E) 50, 80 25
A) a female with no kin nearby B) a female with kin nearby C) a male with no kin nearby D) a male with kin nearby E) they are all equally likely to call 26
A) insect B) worm C) mammal D) bird E) reptile 27
A) cultural evolution B) biological evolution C) both of the above D) none of the above 28
A) is a measure of the reproductive success of an organism. B) is a measure of available resources. C) is a measure of genetic similarity within a species. D) is a measure of genetic diversity within a population. E) none of the above. 29
A) males B) females C) mate choice is only exhibited in a few species and so it has not been well documented D) both sexes and those who end up mating have chosen each other E) the sex defending a territory 30
A) exhibit sexual selection B) live in colonies with many fertile females C) exhibit territoriality within the colony D) exhibit kin selection E) all of the above 31
A) family home B) resource site C) foraging space D) home range E) territory 32
A) the male is more apt to leave and mate with many females B) the male is the primary care giver and the female is not involved in rearing the young C) the male is less apt to desert the young D) the young immediately leave, there is no rearing of the young E) both b and c 33
A) are seen when defending very large territories for limited supply of food B) are seen when defending a territory that is contained in an area very abundant in food C) is favored by natural selection D) must be examined from a behavioral standpoint only E) both a and c 34
A) True B) False 35
A) True B) False 36
A) True B) False 37
A) True B) False
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