Polygyny is a common mating system in nature. Which one of the following scenarios is LEAST likely to result in a polygynous mating system?Male stalk-eyed flies form leks where receptive females come visitMale Neotropical giant damselfly defend water-filled tree holes, which are the oviposition sites for females. Suitable tree holes for oviposition are rare and females must mate with the resident male in exchange for access to the oviposition sites.Male Bengal tigers defend large territories that contain food sources. Female Bengal tigers visit male territories to mate. The density of the Bengal tiger is extremely low that male tigers rarely encounter more than one female in their lifetime.In the bumblebee-wolf Philanthus bicinctus, females are unreceptive until they finish constructing the long underground burrow as nest sites. Males search for locations containing a number of newly constructed burrows and attempt to control these sites against the intruders.Your cousin Peter was hiking in Zion National Park last week and stumbled onto a large number of scorpions on the top of a hill when he went there to take a photo of the night sky. There was one large scorpion in the center of the gathering and it appeared to be mating with another scorpion. Other scorpions at the periphery of the gathering are smaller. He has been taking photos at night in the park for a whole week and rarely saw any scorpions elsewhere. He knows you are a biology major so he texted you to see if you know what was going on with these scorpions on the hilltop. You explained to him that this gathering is likely a ____ and the ______ hypothesis likely explains its formation.harem, sexual conflictharem, resource defenselek, hotspotlek, female defense In penguins, both parents offer care for their young. Which of the following is UNLIKELY an explanation for why bi-parental care is seen in penguins? Penguins have relatively small brains compared to other birdsTheir food source is very difficult to obtainPenguin chicks are unlikely to survive the extremely harsh environment if they are left alone or only receive care from one parentPenguin chicks have a long developmental time to adulthood

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Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

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Chapter56: Animal Behavior

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Polygyny is a common mating system in nature. Which one of the following scenarios is LEAST likely to result in a polygynous mating system?
1. Male stalk-eyed flies form leks where receptive females come visit
2. Male Neotropical giant damselfly defend water-filled tree holes, which are the oviposition sites for females. Suitable tree holes for oviposition are rare and females must mate with the resident male in exchange for access to the oviposition sites.
3. Male Bengal tigers defend large territories that contain food sources. Female Bengal tigers visit male territories to mate. The density of the Bengal tiger is extremely low that male tigers rarely encounter more than one female in their lifetime.
4. In the bumblebee-wolf Philanthus bicinctus, females are unreceptive until they finish constructing the long underground burrow as nest sites. Males search for locations containing a number of newly constructed burrows and attempt to control these sites against the intruders.
Your cousin Peter was hiking in Zion National Park last week and stumbled onto a large number of scorpions on the top of a hill when he went there to take a photo of the night sky. There was one large scorpion in the center of the gathering and it appeared to be mating with another scorpion. Other scorpions at the periphery of the gathering are smaller. He has been taking photos at night in the park for a whole week and rarely saw any scorpions elsewhere. He knows you are a biology major so he texted you to see if you know what was going on with these scorpions on the hilltop. You explained to him that this gathering is likely a ____ and the ______ hypothesis likely explains its formation.
1. harem, sexual conflict
2. harem, resource defense
3. lek, hotspot
4. lek, female defense
In penguins, both parents offer care for their young. Which of the following is UNLIKELY an explanation for why bi-parental care is seen in penguins?
1. Penguins have relatively small brains compared to other birds
2. Their food source is very difficult to obtain
3. Penguin chicks are unlikely to survive the extremely harsh environment if they are left alone or only receive care from one parent
4. Penguin chicks have a long developmental time to adulthood

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