Male Primates Compete for Access to Females and to Maintain

question 5

Multiple Choice

Male primates compete for access to females and to maintain social groupings through all of the following social strategies EXCEPT

• A) infanticide.
• B) vocalizing through loud territorial calls.
• C) fighting to maintain dominance of a one-male, multifemale group.
• D) forming long-term cooperative relationships with multiple females.

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Definitions:

Dendrites

Extensions of neurons that receive signals from other neurons or sensory stimuli and convey them toward the cell body.

Chemical Synapse

A type of synapse at which a chemical (neurotransmitter) is released from the axon terminal of a neuron into the synaptic cleft between neurons, facilitating neural communication.

Synaptic Cleft

The tiny gap between two neurons, across which neurotransmitters travel to transmit nerve impulses.

Voltage-Gated Channel

A type of ion channel that opens or closes in response to changes in the electrical potential across a cell membrane.