Question 1

Cooperative breeding is more likely to occur when

Accepted Answer

A)  successful dispersal is difficult. 
B)  long distance dispersal is possible. 
C)  inbreeding has no effect.. 
D)  most individuals are unrelated 
E)  none of the above 
A)  successful dispersal is difficult. 
B)  long distance dispersal is possible. 
C)  inbreeding has no effect.. 
D)  most individuals are unrelated 
E)  none of the above

Question 2

Exaggerated male traits

Accepted Answer

A)  are never adaptive. 
B)  are indicators of male fitness. 
C)  repel females. 
D)  select for exaggerated female traits. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  are never adaptive. 
B)  are indicators of male fitness. 
C)  repel females. 
D)  select for exaggerated female traits. 
E)  none of the above

Question 3

Eusociality in vertebrates

Accepted Answer

A)  is common. 
B)  occurs in harsh environments. 
C)  only occurs in haplodiploid species. 
D)  requires low levels of inbreeding. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  is common. 
B)  occurs in harsh environments. 
C)  only occurs in haplodiploid species. 
D)  requires low levels of inbreeding. 
E)  none of the above

Question 4

Female choice leads to __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Female choice leads to __________....

Question 5

Self-incompatibility is an adaptation to decrease inbreeding in plants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The territory encompasses the entire home range.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Female defense polygyny is an adaptation to protect females from predators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Inbreeding depression is the result of excess homozygous dominant genotypes in the population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In song sparrows

Accepted Answer

A)  the song is entirely innate. 
B)  young birds must hear adults sing to develop the song. 
C)  the song develops normally even in deaf birds. 
D)  the song is not genetically coded. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  the song is entirely innate. 
B)  young birds must hear adults sing to develop the song. 
C)  the song develops normally even in deaf birds. 
D)  the song is not genetically coded. 
E)  none of the above

Question 10

The relative ability to get one's genes into future generations is the __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The relative ability to get one's genes...

Question 11

In haplodiploids females are more closely related to their offspring than to their sisters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Purely monogamous systems

Accepted Answer

A)  do not occur in nature. 
B)  are characteristic of lek species. 
C)  cannot be proven. 
D)  require no paternal care. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  do not occur in nature. 
B)  are characteristic of lek species. 
C)  cannot be proven. 
D)  require no paternal care. 
E)  none of the above

Question 13

Communication occurs when

Accepted Answer

A)  an action by one individual alters the behavior of another. 
B)  information is shared. 
C)  the stimulus-response reaction is altered. 
D)  information flows both directions. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  an action by one individual alters the behavior of another. 
B)  information is shared. 
C)  the stimulus-response reaction is altered. 
D)  information flows both directions. 
E)  none of the above

Question 14

Many eusocial species have high levels of __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Many eusocial species have high levels of...

Cooperative breeding is more likely to occur when

Exaggerated male traits

Eusociality in vertebrates

Female choice leads to __________.

Self-incompatibility is an adaptation to decrease inbreeding in plants.

The territory encompasses the entire home range.

Female defense polygyny is an adaptation to protect females from predators.

Inbreeding depression is the result of excess homozygous dominant genotypes in the population.

In song sparrows

The relative ability to get one's genes into future generations is the __________.

In haplodiploids females are more closely related to their offspring than to their sisters.

Purely monogamous systems

Communication occurs when

Many eusocial species have high levels of __________.

Introduction to Ecology

Adaptation and Evolution

Adaptations to the Physical Environment

Terrestrial Communities

Fresh-water and Marine Communities

The Ecology of Intraspecific Variation

Demography

Population Regulation

Life History Strategies

Competition

Coevolution I Exploitative Interactions

Mutualism

The Structure of Communities

Ecological Succession

Species Diversity

Energy Flow and Trophic Structure

Biogeochemical Cycles

Conservation Biology

Landscape Ecology

Human Global Ecology

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Exam 6: Behavioral Ecology

Cooperative breeding is more likely to occur when

Exaggerated male traits

Eusociality in vertebrates

Female choice leads to __________.

Self-incompatibility is an adaptation to decrease inbreeding in plants.

The territory encompasses the entire home range.

Female defense polygyny is an adaptation to protect females from predators.

Inbreeding depression is the result of excess homozygous dominant genotypes in the population.

In song sparrows

The relative ability to get one's genes into future generations is the __________.

In haplodiploids females are more closely related to their offspring than to their sisters.

Purely monogamous systems

Communication occurs when

Many eusocial species have high levels of __________.

Introduction to Ecology

Adaptation and Evolution

Adaptations to the Physical Environment

Terrestrial Communities

Fresh-water and Marine Communities

The Ecology of Intraspecific Variation

Demography

Population Regulation

Life History Strategies

Competition

Coevolution I Exploitative Interactions

Mutualism

The Structure of Communities

Ecological Succession

Species Diversity

Energy Flow and Trophic Structure

Biogeochemical Cycles

Conservation Biology

Landscape Ecology

Human Global Ecology

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