You Go to the Zoo and Observe One Panda Helping

question 322

Multiple Choice

You go to the zoo and observe one panda helping another in an altruistic way. A veterinarian who is about to go check on the pandas sees that you are interested in them and tells you he frequently sees one helping the other out with no obvious benefit to the one doing the helping. If the vet tells you that the reason for their helping behaviour is that their genes 'programmed' them to be that way and they have no control over how they behave, what could that idea be considered an example of?

• A)kin selection theory
• B)genetic determinism
• C)social Darwinism
• D)unequal parental investment
• E)a reaction range

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