Which of the Following Is a Likely Explanation of Why

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a likely explanation of why natural selection favoured the evolution of signals for sexual reproduction?

• A)Even in the simplest organisms, sexual reproduction required several coordinated responses by cells.
• B)Multicellular eukaryotes required signals that were responded to by multiple organ systems.
• C)Cells of several kinds of mating types needed to sort themselves to allow self-recognition.
• D)Rooted plants required chemical diffusible signals that could travel throughout the organism.
• E)Hormones required a mechanism for introducing changes in their target tissues.

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Definitions:

Coase Theorem

A principle stating that if property rights are well-defined and transaction costs are low, parties will negotiate to correct externalities without government intervention.

Transaction Costs

Expenses incurred during the process of buying or selling goods and services that are not directly related to their price.

Negative Externality

A cost that is suffered by a third party as a result of an economic transaction.

Externalities

Occurs when the consumption or production of a good affects someone who does not directly consume or produce that good, which can be either positive or negative.