Which of the following statements about intrasexual selection (assume males are the competing sex) is true?Multiple choice question.Typically, each male has an equal chance of engaging in a mating with a female.Typically, each male engages in one mating event with each female.Often a few successful males may engage in an inordinate number of matings, while most males do not mate at all.

Which of the following is true about the reproductive strategies of males and females?Multiple choice question.Males are selective in choosing a mate about as frequently as females.Males are selective in choosing a mate much less frequently than females.Males are selective in choosing a mate much more frequently than females.

Which of the following is a driving force of intersexual selection?Multiple choice question.Ability of males to escape predationMales defending a territory with abundant resourcesCompetition between malesFemale choice of males based on certain characteristics

Which of the following statements about the reproductive strategies of males and females is true?Multiple choice question.Males and females always have different reproductive strategies, regardless of the species in question.Males and females of the same species always have the same reproductive strategy.Males and females often have different reproductive strategies.

Which of the following accurately describes sperm competition?Multiple choice question.A female mates with multiple males and not every male's sperm has equal chances of fertilizing an egg.A female evaluates the quality of a male's sperm before mating can occur.Not every sperm cell in the sperm of a single male has equal chances of fertilizing an egg.

Females often evaluate and choose males because Blank______.Multiple choice question.in most animal species, females can only reproduce once every few yearseach reproductive event for females is less costlyeach reproductive event for females is more costly