Biology 2e
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Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
Publisher: OpenStax
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Chapter 19, Problem 14RQ
When males and females of a population look or act differently, it is referred to as.
- sexual dimorphism
- sexual selection
- diversifying selection
- a cline
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- Selection at one locus that maintains multiple alleles in the population at equilibrium is called: Viability selection Frequency independent selection Fertility selection Balancing selection Sexual selectionarrow_forwardWhat type of selection occurs when one extreme population phenotype is favored? Group of answer choices genetic drift directional stabilizing disruptivearrow_forwardWhich type of selection is shown in the graph? Color of butterflies stabilizing selection disruptive selection directional selection Number of butterfliesarrow_forward
- Which of the following is true of a peacock's tail: It is a result of intersexual selection It is an example of sexual dimorphism in the species It is a result of intrasexual selection all of the abovearrow_forwardWhich of the following is NOT an example of sexual selection in the wild? * Peacocks showing off bright feathers to attract the peahens. Newts camouflaging in their environment so predators can't see them. Frogs singing loud songs to attract a mate. Rams butting heads and fighting to gain access to the females. INTL O 4:32 novo N42 Touch 4. %23 24 & backspace 4. 7 8 e r y ab f k enter shift C V alt ctrl altarrow_forwardIn a forest, trees that grow taller receive more sunlight and end up producing more viable seeds. Shorter trees of the same species receive less sunlight and produce few viable seeds. Over time, what type of selection will take place? directional selection stabilizing selection sexual selection disruptive selectionarrow_forward
- When one allele is favored by Natural Selection over all other alleles, that allele will likely increase in frequency and the trait-form it produces will become more common. This is an example of Selection. Directional Stabilizing Disruptive Kinarrow_forwardThis species of Squirrel involves multiple males fighting, the strongest performs a specific dance which signals other males that he has won. The same dance also signals a female to allow the male that won to mount her. This is an example of Directive selection Stabilizing selection Intersexual selection Intrasexual selectionarrow_forwardSexual selection (a) occurs mainly among animals that practice polyandry (b) occurs when animals are very similar in their ability to compete for mates (c) results in animals that have lower direct fitness (d) occurs mainly among animals that practice polygyny (e) is a form of natural selectionarrow_forward
- Which one of the following would be considered an example of sexual selection? Similar death rates due to disease in both sexes of a species The presence of both male and female reproductive structures within each individual of a species Longer tailed males of a bird species mating more frequently on average than shorter tailed males of the same species Higher offspring survival in individuals homozygous for one type of allele compared to individuals homozygous for a different allele at the same locus The ability of a species to utilize either asexual or sexual reproductionarrow_forwardWhich of the following is true about natural selection? Group of answer choices it acts on individuals it typically does not involve changes in genotype frequencies in a population it involves individuals willfully changing their genotype and/or phenotype in order to become better matched to their environment and leave more offspring it is a random process it involves humans increasing the frequency of desirable traits in a species by selecting which individuals breedarrow_forwardDuring mating season, male rams compete with each other for access to females. This describes (please just select one answer the one the best fits) intersexual selection intrasexual selection the direct benefits model Hamilton-Zuk hypothesis Fisherian sexual selectionarrow_forward
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