Practice question · Match the pairs
Match each observation to the concept or cause behind it.
- A weaning-age mammal throws tantrums demanding more nursing
- A male invests less in care when he cannot be sure offspring are his
- A parent sits on eggs to keep them at a viable temperature
- A parent carries food back to feed its nestlings
- Paternity certainty
- Thermoregulation
- Parent-offspring conflict (offspring values self 2x)
- Provisioning
Hints
- Reason from each observation to its explanation.
- Tantrums trace to the relatedness asymmetry; reduced male care traces to paternity certainty.
Show the answer
- A weaning-age mammal throws tantrums demanding more nursing → Parent-offspring conflict (offspring values self 2x)
- A male invests less in care when he cannot be sure offspring are his → Paternity certainty
- A parent sits on eggs to keep them at a viable temperature → Thermoregulation
- A parent carries food back to feed its nestlings → Provisioning
Why
Tantrums reflect parent-offspring conflict, reduced male care reflects paternity certainty, incubating is thermoregulation, and feeding is provisioning. Each observation maps to the concept that explains it.
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