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Charles Darwin, an evolutionary theorist, found it difficult to explain altruism. From an evolutionary perspective, it would initially seem that over centuries and generations, altruistic behaviors would ________ because ________.
 
  a. increase; more unfit offspring might survive
  b. disappear; self-sacrifice would produce fewer offspring
  c. disappear; only the fittest, most selfless offspring would survive
  d. remain unchanged; the gene pool would become more variable

Question 2

The idea that natural selection favors behaviors that help a genetic relative is known as
 
  a. kin selection.
  b. familial selection.
  c. kinship bias.
  d. familial reciprocity.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


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Reply #2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Thank you


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