Sexual Selection

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Sexual selection is a subcategory of natural selection, where members of one biological male/female choose mates of the opposite male/female to mate with and compete with members of the same male/female in order to do so.

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1.

What type of selection is most likely responsible for the large antlers seen on male elk?
- A.
  
  Intersexual selection
- B.
  
  Group selection
- C.
  
  Intrasexual selection
- D.
  
  Kin selection
2.

Mate choice is usually exercised by
- A.
  
  Males
- B.
  
  Females
- C.
  
  A and B
- D.
  
  Neither A nor B
3.

Select the correct statement.
- A.
  
  Sexual selection is the same as natural selection.
- B.
  
  Sexual selection is a type of natural selection.
- C.
  
  Sexual selection is the opposite of natural selection.
4.

If males compete against each other for access to females, and females choose among males for mates, then we would expect females to be brightly colored and males to be drab.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

Intersexual Selection occurs between members of the same sex.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
6.

is the difference in appearance between the two sexes in the same species.
7.

Cryptic female choice is a part of intersexual selection.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

Sexual Selection affects female characteristics more intensely than it does male characteristics.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

Horns in male sheep, antlers in male moose, and male fiddler crabs with enlarged claws are examples of
- A.
  
  Sexual dimorphism
- B.
  
  Intrasexual selection
- C.
  
  Intersexual selection
- D.
  
  Female cryptic choice
10.

What is one characteristic of female cryptic choice?
- A.
  
  It inhibits inbreeding.
- B.
  
  It is defined under intrasexual selection.
- C.
  
  It explains the relative abundance of traits.