The textbook states that cells of patients with adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) “contain a deletion of a small portion of chromosome #5, which was subsequently identified as the site of a tumor-suppressor gene called APC.” In which cells of these patients would you expect to find this chromosomal deletion?

#Question id: 3506

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

An altruist provides help worth 9 units of fitness to a recipient, at a personal cost of 2 unit of fitness. As per kin-selection theory, the minimum value of genetic relatedness between the actors and the recipients that is necessary to maintain altruism in the population is

#Question id: 3507

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Rank the following from most general to most specific:

A. gametic isolation

B. reproductive isolating mechanism

C. pollen-stigma incompatibility

D. prezygotic isolating mechanism

#Question id: 3508

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

In these cases, females would indirect benefit by choosing the male that having which of following attribute 

a. can provide the best care

b. provide no care, but maintain territories

c. Large males, have probably been successful at living long, acquiring a lot of food and resisting parasites and disease

d. The long tail of the peacock

#Question id: 29026

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Caused of behaviour are of two types proximate cause and ultimate cause. Given statements about these causes, which of the following is not true?

#Question id: 29027

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Which of the following is not the characteristics of fixed action pattern?

#Question id: 29028

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

When animal learns not to response to stimulus, this type of Learn behaviour is called____