The Guppy Behavior Studies Presented in Your Text,including the Experiments

question 6

Multiple Choice

The guppy behavior studies presented in your text,including the experiments on transfering guppies between high predation and low predation sites,illustrate the

• A)rapidity with which natural selection can operate.
• B)significant differences in behavior that have evolved between populations over 10,000 years.
• C)significant differences in behavior that have evolved within populations due to predation stress.
• D)All of the above
• E)None of the above

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Definitions:

Sexual Reproduction

Reproductive mode by which offspring arise from two parents and inherit genes from both.

Oxytocin

A hormone and neurotransmitter primarily involved in the regulation of social and reproductive behaviors, as well as the process of childbirth and lactation.

Labor

Expulsion of a placental mammal from its mother’s uterus by muscle contractions.

Muscle Contractions

The process where muscle fibers shorten or lengthen against a load, leading to movement or the maintenance of a position.