A.   His research on bonobo sexual behavior

B.   The Selfish Gene Theory

C.   Discovering sperm competition

D.   Sociobiology Theory

A.   monogamy

B.   harem

C.   scramble competition

D.   leks

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

B.   The theory of evolution is fundamentally flawed

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

D.   Genes are just passive recorders of what worked better than what

A.   Under normal conditions, dominant females tend to be more reproductively successful than lower ranking females 

B.   Dominant females tend to lack parental investment

C.   Under normal conditions, dominant females experience more stress which decreases their reproductive success

D.   Dominant females tend to have more offspring within their lifetime compared to dominant males

A.   a mother is alone and without resources and support

B.   All of the answers are correct.

C.   males eliminate a competitor’s genes and females resume fertility

D.   the infant is ill or born with deformities

A.   genetic monogamy

B.   single-male, multi-female

C.   pair bonding

D.   multi-male, multi-female

A.   birds fly south because there is more food

B.   birds fly south because they have want to have babies where it is warmer to increase their survival

C.   birds fly south because they have evolved adaptations that allow them to migrate to seasonally strategic habitats

D.   birds fly south because they are cold

A.   Females are better at map reading.

B.   Males are better able to navigate by recalling the location of objects.

C.   Females are better at mental rotation tasks.

D.   Females are better at navigating by landmarks.

A.   sociobiology theory

B.   sexual selection

C.   behavioral ecology

D.   natural selection

A.   chimpanzee males are aggressive because they compete for food

B.   chimpanzee males are aggressive because they compete for females

C.   chimpanzee males are aggressive because they compete for territorial range

D.   chimpanzee male aggression has been selected for as more aggressive males have been more reproductively successful over generations

A.   In most non-human species, females tend to be mating specialists

B.   Parental effort specialists tend to have fewer offspring than mating specialists

C.   Mating effort has a larger fixed cost than parental effort

D.   Risk taking is more profitable for mating effort specialists

A.   Tending Bonds

B.   Polygyny

C.   Monogamy

D.   Polyandry

A.   Bonobos have a strong male dominance hierarchy

B.   Bonobos use gentio-genital rubbing to relieve tension.

C.   Chimpanzees have hidden estrus.

D.   Humans females have evolved unique sexual swellings that advertise sexual receptivity to males

A.   gene flow

B.   sexual selection

C.   natural selection

D.   genetic drift

A.   a new environment that causes mass extinctions thereby speeding up the evolutionary process

B.   a new environment that triggers mutations, such as exposure to radioactive materials

C.   a new environment that a species is not yet adapted to

D.   a new environment that a species is already adapted to

A.   False

B.   True

A.   False

B.   True

A.   True

B.   False

A.   A change in allele frequency over generations

B.   Darwin’s survival of the fittest

C.   Natural selection causes adaptations over time

D.   Organisms that can adapt are the ones that evolve within their lifetime

A.   True

B.   False

A.   False

B.   True

A.   True

B.   False

A.   False

B.   True

A.   Have riskier behavior when there is a chance of loss

B.   Save resources for anticipated future needs

C.   Value grapes more than cucumbers

D.   Accumulate resources to impress mates

A.   True

B.   False

A.   False

B.   True

A.   False

B.   True

A.   sociobiology

B.   his research on bonobo sexual behavior

C.   selfish gene theory

D.   sperm competition

A.   Unlike humans, chimpanzee and bonobo females are only sexually receptive when they can conceive.

B.   Chimpanzee females are typically more aggressive than males when in estrus.

C.   Bonobo females display an honest advertisement of estrus to males which allows for known paternity and reduces violence among male bonobos

D.   Bonobo females are sexually receptive and show signs of estrus even when they can’t conceive

A.   use tools.

B.   visually distinguish kin from nonkin.

C.   form complex social coalitions.

D.   have self-awareness and understand the mental states of other individuals.