Which Research Question Does Not Address Ultimate Causes of Behavior

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which research question does not address ultimate causes of behavior?

• A) Do prairie dogs that give alarm calls face increased risk of predation?
• B) Do breeding pairs of scrub jays produce more young when they have helpers at the nest?
• C) Does testosterone regulate courtship and copulation in male green anoles?
• D) Why do lions live in groups, whereas other species in the genus Panthera do not?
• E) How might siblicide (the killing of brothers and sisters) have evolved in egrets?

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