Suppose That You Are Working with a Group of Monkeys

question 54

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are working with a group of monkeys, and you give some monkeys a small reward (a cucumber) for performing a given task, while you give other monkeys a bigger and better reward (a banana) for performing the exact same task. Research suggests that the monkeys ____ compare their rewards, and that, as a result, ____.

• A) will not; neither group will become distressed
• B) will; those receiving cucumbers will become distressed
• C) will; those receiving bananas will become distressed
• D) will; both those receiving cucumbers and those receiving bananas will become distressed

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Definitions:

Larger Islands

Islands of a relatively greater size, which can support more diverse ecosystems and larger populations than smaller islands.

Species

A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.

Competitive Exclusion

Process whereby two species compete for a limiting resource, and one drives the other to local extinction.

Same Niche

The scenario where two or more species occupy the same environmental niche, competing for identical resources.