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Animal Biology

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Set 15 Sociality

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Question 1

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Benefits of sociality include all of the following EXCEPT

A) Reduced disease transmission rates.
B) Reduced predation risk.
C) Enhanced resource defense.
D) Decreased costs of thermoregulation.
E) Reduced search time for food.

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Question 2

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What evidence did Chapman and Chapman (2000) use to conclude that competition limits group size in the primates they studied?

A) They found a positive correlation between group size and the density of food trees.
B) They observed a decline in group size with a natural decline in food availability.
C) They observed an increase in group size with the experimental addition of food.
D) They observed an increase in fitness of individuals with a decline in group size.
E) They observed an increase in group size with an experimental reduction in competitors.

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Question 3

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What hypothesis explains higher disease transmission rates in female compared to male guppies?

A) Females spend more time in habitats that harbor diseases.
B) Males have a superior immune system.
C) Females have lower levels of genetic variation.
D) Females are larger than males.
E) Females associate in tighter schools.

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