What is the relationship between brain size and the life cycle?

A) Animals with big brains tend to mature slowly and live longer than other animals.
B) Animals with big brains tend to mature slowly but die earlier than other animals.
C) Animals with big brains have average life spans, due to the pressure of balancing selection.
D) Animals with big brains develop quickly but live much longer than other animals.


A) Animals with big brains tend to mature slowly and live longer than other animals.

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While watching a televised news commentary, you hear one of the guests argue that private delivery of social welfare services is always more efficient that public services. Which of the following would this guest be most likely to support?

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