The Idea That Natural Selection Led to Greater Tendencies to Help

question 97

Multiple Choice

The idea that natural selection led to greater tendencies to help close relatives over helping those with whom we have little genetic relation is:

• A) prosocial behavior.
• B) altruism.
• C) communal orientation.
• D) kin selection.

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Definitions:

Ovulation

The release of an egg from one of the ovaries, a critical phase in the menstrual cycle involved in reproduction.

Menstruation

The monthly shedding of the lining of the uterus (endometrium) that results in bleeding from the vagina, part of the female reproductive cycle.

Estrogen

A group of steroid hormones that promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body.

Progesterone

A steroid hormone released by the ovaries, placenta, and adrenal glands that plays a key role in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis.