When One Animal Makes a Sacrifice to Support or Benefit

Question

When one animal makes a sacrifice to support or benefit another,we call this ________.
A) mutual benefit
B) selfishness
C) altruism
D) spite

Accepted Answer

Altruism is defined as behavior that benefits others at a cost to oneself. Therefore, if one animal is making a sacrifice to support or benefit another, it is an example of altruism. Mutual benefit implies that both animals are benefiting, selfishness implies that only one animal is benefiting at the expense of others, and spite implies that one animal is hurting another without benefiting itself.