A.   The Selfish Gene Theory

B.   His research on bonobo sexual behavior

C.   Discovering sperm competition

D.   Sociobiology Theory

A.   harem

B.   leks

C.   scramble competition

D.   monogamy

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

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

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

D.   The theory of evolution is fundamentally flawed

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

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

C.   Dominant females tend to lack parental investment

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

A.   All of the answers are correct.

B.   the infant is ill or born with deformities

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

D.   a mother is alone and without resources and support

A.   multi-male, multi-female

B.   pair bonding

C.   genetic monogamy

D.   single-male, multi-female

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

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

C.   birds fly south because they are cold

D.   birds fly south because there is more food

A.   Females are better at map reading.

B.   Females are better at mental rotation tasks.

C.   Females are better at navigating by landmarks.

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

A.   behavioral ecology

B.   sociobiology theory

C.   sexual selection

D.   natural selection

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

B.   chimpanzee males are aggressive because they compete for food

C.   chimpanzee males are aggressive because they compete for females

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

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

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

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

D.   Risk taking is more profitable for mating effort specialists

A.   Tending Bonds

B.   Monogamy

C.   Polygyny

D.   Polyandry

A.   Chimpanzees have hidden estrus.

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

C.   Bonobos have a strong male dominance hierarchy

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

A.   genetic drift

B.   natural selection

C.   sexual selection

D.   gene flow

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

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

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

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

A.   True

B.   False

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.   False

B.   True

A.   True

B.   False

A.   False

B.   True

A.   False

B.   True

A.   Accumulate resources to impress mates

B.   Value grapes more than cucumbers

C.   Save resources for anticipated future needs

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

A.   True

B.   False

A.   True

B.   False

A.   False

B.   True

A.   selfish gene theory

B.   sperm competition

C.   his research on bonobo sexual behavior

D.   sociobiology

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

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

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

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

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

B.   form complex social coalitions.

C.   use tools.

D.   visually distinguish kin from nonkin.