Quiz 1

A  polar bears transitioning to sea animals

B  vestigial traits

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

D  All of the answers are correct.

A  wealth; status

B  mates; resources

C  sneakers as a status symbol; handbags as a status symbol

D  food; sex

A  All of the answers are correct.

B  no tails

C  greater intelligence

D  typically larger bodied

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

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

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

D  It falsely assumes that behaviors are determined by our genes

A  humans

B  chimpanzees

C  gorillas

D  orangutans

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

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

C  Bonobo females do not display estrus swellings as a way to 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  All of the answers are correct.

B  an offspring is born deformed

C  a mother is in poor health with no support system

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

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

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

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

D  not throwing away his shot

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

B  correlation is not causation

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

D  assuming what is natural is good

A  True

B  False

A  False

B  True

A  False

B  True

A  False

B  True

A  False

B  True

A  female with multiple husbands

B  male with multiple wives

C  pair-bonding

D  multiple males and multiple females

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

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 there is high pathogen stress in dense populations

A  it protects infants from infanticide

B  All of the answers are correct.

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

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

A  females show lower survivorship

B  male effort is riskier

C  females invest more mating effort than males

D  parental effort is a larger fixed cost than mating effort

A  a process of evolutionary change caused by differential fitness rates

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 mate choice

D  a process of evolutionary change caused by differential survival rates

A  resources cannot be controlled and females cannot be controlled

B  when sexual dimorphism allows males to dominate female movements

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

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

A  gelada baboons

B  red deer

C  bowerbirds

D  peacocks

A  The theory of evolution is fundamentally flawed

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

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

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

A  trait must be heritable

B  differential mortality rates

C  differential reproductive success

D  organisms must be able to change themselves to adapt