Kin Selection Is a Form of Natural Selection in Which

question 68

Multiple Choice

Kin selection is a form of natural selection in which ____.

• A) dominant individuals share resources disproportionately with their close relatives
• B) individuals help relatives only if they are likely to return the favor in the future
• C) group members sacrifice their own reproductive success to help individuals who are not their direct descendants
• D) shared alleles for altruism are perpetuated if the assisted animals produce more offspring than the helper could have produced if he had not helped
• E) shared alleles for altruism are perpetuated if the helper produces more offspring than the relatives that he aids

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Definitions:

One-Sample Z Test

Used to compare a sample mean to a population mean.

One-Sample Z-Test

A statistical test used to determine if the mean of a single sample is significantly different from a known or hypothesized population mean.

Null Hypothesis

A statement that proposes no significant effect or relationship exists between variables.

Average Rate

The measure of some quantity divided by the time taken to accumulate that quantity, indicating a rate of change or growth over a specified period.