Hamilton Explained the Origin of Altruism in Selected Insect Societies

question 24

Multiple Choice

Hamilton explained the origin of altruism in selected insect societies with his kin selection model of sex determination.Since males are haploid and females are diploid, the workers share a very high proportion of alleles, theoretically as high as 75%.What is this called?

• A)diploidy
• B)haploidy
• C)haplodiploidy
• D)parthenogenesis

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Definitions:

Urinary Bladder

A hollow muscular organ that stores urine from the kidneys before it is excreted from the body.

Podocytes

Specialized cells in the kidney that form part of the filtration barrier, wrapping around the capillaries of the glomerulus to prevent the passage of large molecules.

Filtration Slits

Gaps between podocyte extensions in the kidney that filter blood, allowing certain molecules to pass while retaining larger ones.

Dilute Urine

Urine that has a lower concentration of solutes, typically produced when the body is well hydrated or needs to eliminate excess water.