Quiz 1

A  moths changing themselves within their own lifetime to adapt to the changing environment

B  vestigial traits

C  All of the answers are correct.

D  polar bears transitioning to sea animals

A  sneakers as a status symbol; handbags as a status symbol

B  food; sex

C  wealth; status

D  mates; resources

A  All of the answers are correct.

B  greater intelligence

C  typically larger bodied

D  no tails

A  It falsely assumes that behaviors are determined by our genes

B  It falsely assumes that our behaviors are determined exclusively by our social environment, oftentimes blaming parents for socially unacceptable behaviors

C  It accurately states that behaviors and intelligence are influenced by our biology more than the environment

D  It accurately states that behaviors are influenced by both biology and the environment

A  chimpanzees

B  orangutans

C  humans

D  gorillas

A  Bonobo females do not display estrus swellings as a way to mask paternity

B  Bonobo females only display estrus when they are fertile to maximize their change of becoming pregnant

C  Bonobo females display estrus swellings even when they are not fertile and therefore mask paternity

D  Bonobo females only display estrus when they are not fertile as a way to keep their fertility windows secret from males

A  a mother is in poor health with no support system

B  a new alpha male in a single-male multi-female mating system kills the offspring

C  an offspring is born deformed

D  All of the answers are correct.

A  the degree of relatedness will not influence an individual’s willingness to self-sacrifice

B  a behavior will become more common if the cost harms competitors even if one’s self gains nothing

C  a behavior will become common only if its benefits to self and kin outweigh the costs

D  not throwing away his shot

A  when someone misrepresents an argument to make it easier to attack

B  something that is popular doesn’t mean is natural or true

C  assuming what is natural is good

D  correlation is not causation

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  False

B  True

A  True

B  False

A  pair-bonding

B  male with multiple wives

C  multiple males and multiple females

D  female with multiple husbands

A  males can control the movement of females and there is high pathogen stress in dense populations

B  there is high pathogen stress in dense populations and warfare reduces the male population in less densely populated societies

C  males can control the movement of females and warfare reduces the male population in less densely populated societies

A  All of the answers are correct.

B  it protects infants from infanticide

C  ecological factors affect male ability to monopolize more than one female

D  parental investment needs are high in order to ensure survival of the offspring

A  parental effort is a larger fixed cost than mating effort

B  females invest more mating effort than males

C  male effort is riskier

D  females show lower survivorship

A  a process of evolutionary change caused by mate choice

B  a process of evolutionary change when males are able to reproduce at a frequency higher than that of females within the same species

C  a process of evolutionary change caused by differential survival rates

D  a process of evolutionary change caused by differential fitness rates

A  when sexual dimorphism allows males to dominate female movements and resources cannot be controlled

B  resources cannot be controlled and females cannot be controlled

C  when sexual dimorphism allows males to dominate female movements

D  when sexual dimorphism allows males to dominate female movements and females cannot be controlled

A  peacocks

B  bowerbirds

C  red deer

D  gelada baboons

A  The theory of evolution is fundamentally flawed

B  Humans, like other species, are innately selfish with a goal of reproductive success

C  Genes are just passive recorders of what worked better than what

D  Genes do not determine behaviors in humans but rather provide humans with behavioral flexibility

A  trait must be heritable

B  organisms must be able to change themselves to adapt

C  differential reproductive success

D  differential mortality rates