What Is Life? 2nd Edition by Jay Phelan

Exercise 11

In a situation in which males guard eggs and care for the young without help from the female, which of the following statements would most likely be correct?
A) Males are large and more brightly colored in order to attract the very best females.
B) Males and females are equally brightly colored, but males court females aggressively.
C) The population is monogamous with no sexual dimorphism.
D) A single male controls a harem of females to which he has exclusive reproductive access.
E) Females are more brightly colored than males and court males aggressively.