Workers Who Install and Maintain Electrical Power Lines Are Known

question 112

Multiple Choice

Workers who install and maintain electrical power lines are known to have high wages.We can (in part) explain this because

• A) the job is likely to be very dull.
• B) the job is likely to be very dangerous.
• C) many individuals are qualified to do this job.
• D) the job requires a low level of skill.

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Definitions:

Hamilton's Rule

A principle stating that an act of altruism is favored by natural selection if the genetic gain of the recipient, discounted by the relatedness between the altruist and the recipient, exceeds the cost to the altruist.

Adaptive

Traits or behaviors that enhance an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its environment.

Multilevel Selection

A concept in evolutionary biology that argues selection operates not just on individuals, but also on groups, genes, or traits at different biological hierarchy levels.

Eusociality

The highest level of social organization in animals, characterized by cooperative brood care, generational overlap, and a division of labor between reproductive and non-reproductive individuals.