10.6 Review Questions
Review Questions
Below are a few questions to help you review the concepts in this chapter.
- What are the key metabolic processes related to growth, development, and reproduction?
- What is the difference between r and K selected species? Which one are humans?
- What are direct care and indirect care? What is the typical sex difference in investment? Why?
- What is Hamilton’s Rule? How do you calculate it?
- What is phenotypic matching and why is it important to kin selection?
- What is cooperative breeding?
- What is the difference between alloparenting and allomaternal care?
- Does alloparenting always follow Hamilton’s Rule? What is your evidence?
- How do demographic changes influence fertility rates and women’s life histories?
- What are the life history trade offs made when someone chooses not to have children? What do they gain?
- How do childfree individuals still investment in the nurturance of others?
