Which Statement Below About Mating Behavior Is Incorrect

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which statement below about mating behavior is incorrect?

• A)Some aspects of courtship behavior may have evolved from agonistic interactions.
• B)Courtship interactions ensure that the participating individuals are nonthreatening and of the proper species, sex, and physiological condition for mating.
• C)The degree to which evolution affects mating relationships depends on the degree of prenatal and postnatal input the parents are required to make.
• D)The mating relationship in most mammals is monogamous, to ensure the reproductive success of the pair.
• E)Polygamous relationships most often involve a single male and many females, but in some species this is reversed.

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