Which of the following is not a direct benefit of mate choice?Multiple choice question.Males can provide parental care.A healthier male is less likely to carry disease.Males can provide access to resources.

Select all that applyWhich of the following are potential direct benefits of mate choice?Multiple select question.A male that has a better territory can provide higher quality food for females.A male that provides the best parental care increases the chances of rearing more offspring.A larger male is likely to be healthier than a smaller male.A long lived male likely has "good" genes which will be passed to a females' offspring.

According to one theory, when males do not provide a direct benefit (such as for example, a territory), females choose the males that are healthiest and oldest. Which of the following is an indirect benefit of this choice?Multiple choice question.Old, healthy males are likely to carry genes that make them successful.Old males likely have more experience in rearing the young.Old, healthy males are better at finding food for the young.Healthy males are less likely to transmit diseases to the female.

Which of the following accurately describes the mate choice?Multiple choice question.Female are choosy only when they receive a direct benefit from males (therefore choosing a better male provides a better benefit).In many animal species, females are choosy even when males do not seem to provide any direct benefit.Male choice always provides some kind of benefit to females, even when females are not choosy.

When selecting a mate, males will choose a mate with wealth and resources.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

The sex that is most choosy in selecting a mate is generally the sex that invests the most energy and time in producing and rearing offspring. Which of the following refers to the time and energy cost of reproduction?Multiple choice question.Parental investmentReproductive strategySexual selectionLife-history