Ehrlich and Raven Proposed an "Escape and Radiate" Hypothesis That

question 57

Multiple Choice

Ehrlich and Raven proposed an "escape and radiate" hypothesis that predicts that:

• A)plant species that evolve novel defenses against their herbivores are more likely to diversify into new species.
• B)plant species that are not eaten will develop more similar traits.
• C)plant and insect species coevolve toward less species diversity.
• D)a plant species will only win an evolutionary "arms race" if it escapes to new a habitat.
• E)plant and insect within-species diversity tends to decrease through time as each adapts to the other's defenses.

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Definitions:

Aristotle

An ancient Greek philosopher and scientist whose work covers a wide range of subjects; he is considered one of the greatest philosophers in history.

Emotions

Complex psychological states involving physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience, often triggered by environmental stimuli.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the mind in which innate instinctive impulses and primary processes are manifest.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, a component of the personality that is responsible for dealing with reality while working to satisfy the demands of both the id and the superego, in a more general sense, often used to refer to a sense of self-esteem or self-importance.