The ________ of a behavior is its selective consequences.
A. ontogeny
B. function
C. phylogeny
D. proximate stimulus
Answer: B
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When Mendel crossed a true-breeding tall plant with a true-breeding dwarf plant, all of the F1 generation was tall. Therefore, we may conclude that the allele for dwarfism in the plant is:
A. recessive B. codominant C. dominant D. intermediate in expression
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the evolutionary pattern of the hominin lineage ancestral to modern humans?
A. increasing body and dental robustness B. the increasing reliance on extrasomatic means to overcome environmental challenges C. increasing brain size D. decreasing sexual dimorphism
Compared to their wild counterparts, domesticated animals tend to be
A. faster. B. more aggressive. C. larger. D. smaller. E. very similar, both morphologically and behaviorally.
How is inclusive fitness measured?
A. by maximum lung capacity B. by the amount of genetic diversity in a breeding population C. by the number of direct descendants an individual has D. with techniques developed for anthropometry E. by the gene an individual shares with relatives