The correct description of altruism by kin selection is that:- An individual helps because all of its relatives count fully toward its indirect fitness.- The benefit of the act of helping a relative, weighted by their relatedness, must outweigh the costs of the act by the donor.- An individual will always act to help a related recipient.- As long as the recipient of the act is closely related to the donor, the costs and benefits of the act itself do not matter. The text presents a multiple-choice question designed to examine the understanding of genetic relatedness. It is as follows:"The coefficient of relatedness between you and your uncle on your dad's side is"The possible answer choices are:- 0.25- 0.5- 0.125- 0.75There are no graphs or diagrams accompanying the question.

The coefficient of relatedness (r) is a measure of how related two individuals are. It is usually…

The correct description of altruism by kin selection is that O An individual helps because all of its relatives count fully toward its indirect fitness O The benefit of the act of helping a relative, weighted by their relatedness, must outweigh the costs of the act by the donor O An individual will always act to help a related recipient O As long as the recipient of the act is closely related individual to the donor, the costs and benefits of the act itself do not matter

The correct description of altruism by kin selection is that O An individual helps because all of its relatives count fully toward its indirect fitness O The benefit of the act of helping a relative, weighted by their relatedness, must outweigh the costs of the act by the donor O An individual will always act to help a related recipient O As long as the recipient of the act is closely related individual to the donor, the costs and benefits of the act itself do not matter

Biology (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781337392938

Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Publisher:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Chapter52: Animal Behavior

Section52.7: Helping Behavior

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