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Question 1

What is agonistic behavior? Give one example of this behavior that is not in your book

Answer 1

Confrontational behavior involving a contest waged by threats, displays, or actual combat, which settles disputes over limited resources, such as food or mates.

• fleeing another individual

Question 2

What is altruism

Answer 2

Behavior that reduces an individual’s fitness while increasing the fitness of another individual.

Question 3

Explain the evolutionary advantage to a population of having members who exhibit altruistic behavior

Answer 3

but boosts the likelihood that other organisms are to produce offspring.

Question 4

What is dominance hierarchy

Answer 4

The ranking of individuals within a group, based on social interactions; usually maintained by agonistic behavior.

Question 5

What is kin selection

Answer 5

The natural selection that favors altruistic behavior by enhancing reproductive success of relatives.