Drosophila melanogaster also shows C-Value paradox in terms of their number of genes. If Drosophila have total 1 x 108 base pairs and average size of one gene is 2000 bp then mathematically gene capacity of Drosophila is 

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#Question id: 12115

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Although many  chimpanzee populations  live  in  environments containing oil  palm  nuts,  members of  only  a  few populations use stones to crack open the nuts. The most likely explanation for this behavioural difference between populations is that

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following is not required for a behavioural trait to evolve by natural selection? 

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Female spotted sandpipers aggressively court males and, after mating, leave the clutch of young for the male to incubate. This sequence may be repeated several times with different males until no available males remain, forcing the female to incubate her last clutch. Which of the following terms best describes this behavior?

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#Question id: 12118

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

According to Hamilton’s rule,

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#Question id: 12119

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

How  does inefficient transfer of energy among trophic  levels result in  the typically  high  endangerment status of many top predators?

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#Question id: 12120

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Ecologists are particularly concerned about pathogens because