Kin Selection Is

question 86

Multiple Choice

Kin selection is:

• A)an action by an individual that is intended to benefit another individual or set of individuals.
• B)the idea that natural selection led to greater tendencies to help close kin over those with whom we have little genetic relation.
• C)the idea that people learn to be helpful in a series of stages.
• D)the desire to help another purely for his or her own sake,regardless of whether we derive any benefit.

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Definitions:

Blunt Probe

A smooth, rounded instrument used in dissection and surgical procedures to explore or separate tissues without cutting them.

Acromion Process

A bony projection on the scapula (shoulder blade) forming the highest point of the shoulder.

Acromiodeltoid

A muscle in the shoulder region, involved in the movement of the shoulder and giving shape to the top of the shoulder.

Clavodeltoid

A muscle in some animals that resembles human muscles in the shoulder region, but there's no direct human equivalent. For humans, refer to the deltoid muscle.