Which of the Following Would Increase an Individual's Direct Fitness

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would increase an individual's direct fitness?

• A) Producing offspring
• B) Helping parents raise offspring
• C) Helping siblings raise offspring
• D) Helping cousins raise offspring
• E) Helping unrelated conspecifics raise offspring

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Definitions:

11-cis-retinal

A form of vitamin A that plays a key role in the photoreception process by changing shape when it absorbs light.

All-trans-retinal

A form of vitamin A that is involved in the visual cycle, essential for vision.

Transducin

A protein involved in the phototransduction pathway, playing a key role in converting light signals into electrical signals in the retina.

Opsin

A light-sensitive protein found in photoreceptor cells of the retina that plays a crucial role in the biochemistry of vision.