Question 1

Male tree crickets that mate successfully have

Accepted Answer

A)  larger heads. 
B)  smaller heads. 
C)  higher survival. 
D)  large legs. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  larger heads. 
B)  smaller heads. 
C)  higher survival. 
D)  large legs. 
E)  none of the above A

Question 2

Under inbreeding the frequency of the homozygous recessives is

Accepted Answer

A)  q2. 
B)  2pqF. 
C)  1.0. 
D)  q2 + pqF. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  q2. 
B)  2pqF. 
C)  1.0. 
D)  q2 + pqF. 
E)  none of the above D

Question 3

Which of the following are not eusocial?

Accepted Answer

A)  ants 
B)  wasps 
C)  termites 
D)  acorn woodpeckers 
E)  none of the above 
A)  ants 
B)  wasps 
C)  termites 
D)  acorn woodpeckers 
E)  none of the above E

Question 4

Polyandry is the most common mating system in vertebrates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Male-biased dispersal contributes to altruism in Belding's ground squirrels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Polygyny is more likely to occur when

Accepted Answer

A)  females are widely scattered. 
B)  males outnumber females. 
C)  critical resources are defensible. 
D)  males live longer than females. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  females are widely scattered. 
B)  males outnumber females. 
C)  critical resources are defensible. 
D)  males live longer than females. 
E)  none of the above

Question 7

In __________ plants the male reproductive structures develop first.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In __________ plants the male reproductive structures...

Question 8

Bateman's principle states that

Accepted Answer

A)  males experience greater variation in reproductive success than females. 
B)  females experience greater variation in reproductive success then males. 
C)  male and female reproductive success must be equal. 
D)  heritability of male traits is higher than for female traits. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  males experience greater variation in reproductive success than females. 
B)  females experience greater variation in reproductive success then males. 
C)  male and female reproductive success must be equal. 
D)  heritability of male traits is higher than for female traits. 
E)  none of the above

Question 9

__________ is a mating system in which males mate with more than one female whereas in __________ females mate with more than one male.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ is a mating system in which...

Question 10

If a grandparent gives an alarm call and is always killed but the call saves a grandchild (r = 0.25) by what factor would the alarm call have to increase the grandchild's survival?

Accepted Answer

A)  more than 0.25 
B)  more than 1.0 
C)  more than 2.0 
D)  more than 4.0 
E)  none of the above 
A)  more than 0.25 
B)  more than 1.0 
C)  more than 2.0 
D)  more than 4.0 
E)  none of the above

Question 11

The adaptive value of pre-saturation dispersal

Accepted Answer

A)  is unknown. 
B)  is economic resources. 
C)  is inbreeding avoidance. 
D)  ensures monogamy. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  is unknown. 
B)  is economic resources. 
C)  is inbreeding avoidance. 
D)  ensures monogamy. 
E)  none of the above

Question 12

Females are usually the limiting sexual resource in populations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Why do extreme male phenotypes represent "truth in advertising"?

Accepted Answer

If a male can survive with exa

Question 14

Which of the following is a mismatch?

Accepted Answer

A)  autogamy/self-fertilization 
B)  apomixis/sexual reproduction 
C)  monoecious/male and female flower on same individual 
D)  dioecious/separate male and female individuals 
E)  none of the above 
A)  autogamy/self-fertilization 
B)  apomixis/sexual reproduction 
C)  monoecious/male and female flower on same individual 
D)  dioecious/separate male and female individuals 
E)  none of the above

Question 15

Female choice operates in lek species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Territoriality in the golden-winged sunbird occurs if

Accepted Answer

A)  their food plants are widely scattered. 
B)  there are many species of food plants in a patch. 
C)  the caloric cost of reproduction is less than the energy cost of defense. 
D)  the caloric value of the patch is less than the energy cost of defense. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  their food plants are widely scattered. 
B)  there are many species of food plants in a patch. 
C)  the caloric cost of reproduction is less than the energy cost of defense. 
D)  the caloric value of the patch is less than the energy cost of defense. 
E)  none of the above

Question 17

The coefficient of relationship for full sibs is

Accepted Answer

A)  0.5. 
B)  0.125. 
C)  O.25. 
D)  0.75. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  0.5. 
B)  0.125. 
C)  O.25. 
D)  0.75. 
E)  none of the above

Question 18

Saturation dispersal occurs when __________.

Accepted Answer

Economic r

Question 19

There is no known adaptive advantage to pre-saturation dispersal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following do not contribute to heritability in the narrow sense?

Accepted Answer

A)  additive genetic variance. 
B)  dominance. 
C)  environmental variation. 
D)  selection. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  additive genetic variance. 
B)  dominance. 
C)  environmental variation. 
D)  selection. 
E)  none of the above

Exam 6: Behavioral Ecology

Male tree crickets that mate successfully have

Under inbreeding the frequency of the homozygous recessives is

Which of the following are not eusocial?

Polyandry is the most common mating system in vertebrates.

Male-biased dispersal contributes to altruism in Belding's ground squirrels.

Polygyny is more likely to occur when

In __________ plants the male reproductive structures develop first.

Bateman's principle states that

__________ is a mating system in which males mate with more than one female whereas in __________ females mate with more than one male.

If a grandparent gives an alarm call and is always killed but the call saves a grandchild (r = 0.25) by what factor would the alarm call have to increase the grandchild's survival?

The adaptive value of pre-saturation dispersal

Females are usually the limiting sexual resource in populations.

Why do extreme male phenotypes represent "truth in advertising"?

Which of the following is a mismatch?

Female choice operates in lek species.

Territoriality in the golden-winged sunbird occurs if

The coefficient of relationship for full sibs is

Saturation dispersal occurs when __________.

There is no known adaptive advantage to pre-saturation dispersal.

Which of the following do not contribute to heritability in the narrow sense?

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