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Capitolo 50, Problema 2

What do ultimate explanations of behavior focus on?

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Ultimate explanations of behavior focus on understanding why a behavior occurs in the context of natural selection and evolution. They look at the adaptive value a behavior may have and how it contributes to survival and reproductive success.
These explanations often involve examining the evolutionary history of a species to see how certain behaviors may have been favored by natural selection.
Ultimate explanations contrast with proximate explanations, which deal with the immediate physiological or environmental factors that trigger a behavior.
To study ultimate explanations, biologists might use comparative methods, looking at similar behaviors in closely related species to understand their evolutionary origins and functions.
Overall, ultimate explanations help us understand the 'why' behind behaviors in the biological sense, contributing to our knowledge of animal behavior and evolution.

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b. Altruism does not actually help others.

c. Alleles that cause an organism to behave altruistically should be selected against since these alleles should lower the organism's fitness.

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A behavior is considered adaptive if it increases an individual's fitness. How is fitness measured? Select True or False for each statement.

T/F Strength

T/F Body size

T/F Speed

T/F Number of viable offspring

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