Unequal Parental Investment Is Favored When

question 7

Multiple Choice

Unequal parental investment is favored when

• A) resource competition is high for females.
• B) the cost of acquiring additional mates is low for males.
• C) the cost of acquiring additional mates is high for males.
• D) the fitness of offspring raised by two parents is much higher than the fitness of offspring raised by one parent.

Understand the concept of speciation and the role of geographic and reproductive isolation in the process.

Describe the mechanisms of sympatric and allopatric speciation.

Identify various reproductive isolating mechanisms and their significance in evolution.

Explain the significance of Darwin's finches in studying evolution and adaptive radiation.

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