Natural Selection And Behavior - Animal Behavior | Biology+

Course

Animal Biology

Study Pack

Set 1: Introduction

Set 2: Approaches to the Study of Animal Behavior

Set 3: Genetic Analysis of Behavior

Set 4: Natural Selection and Behavior

Set 5: Learning and Cognition

Set 6: Physiological Analysis-Nerve Cells and Behavior

Set 7: Physiological Analysis of Behavior- the Endocrine System

Set 8: The Development of Behavior

Set 9: Biological Clocks

Set 10: Mechanisms of Orientation and Behavior

Set 11: The Ecology and Evolution of Spiral Distribution

Set 12: Foraging Behavior

Set 13: Antipredator Behavior

Set 14: Reproductive Behavior

Set 15: Parental Care and Mating Systems

Set 16: Communications: Channels and Functions

Set 17: The Evolution of Communication

Set 18: Conflict

Set 19: Group Living, Altruism, and Cooperation

Set 4 Natural Selection And Behavior

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Set 4 Natural Selection And Behavior

(Multiple Choice)

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Traits that have evolved because they allow individuals to survive and reproduce better than their competitors are called

A) adaptations.
B) advancements.
C) alleles.
D) artificial selections.

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(Multiple Choice)

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"Natural selection" differs from "artificial selection" in that natural selection

A) is capable of long-range planning.
B) is imposed by humans with particular goals in mind.
C) is not goal directed.
D) operates only on domestic animals.

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(Multiple Choice)

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Passing on copies of one's genes by parenting offspring of your own that survive and reproduce is referred to as

A) direct fitness
B) inclusive fitness
C) indirect fitness
D) maximum fitness

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