Bateman drivers model

Question 1

sexual selection

Answer 1

a case of natural selection in which evolution is driven by mate choice of the opposite sex

Question 2

anisogamy

Answer 2

sexual reproduction involving dissimilar gametes

Question 3

eggs are

Answer 3

less abundant and bigger

Question 4

sperm are

Answer 4

more abundant and smaller

Question 5

the difference in size of egg and sperm result from

Answer 5

disruptive selection

Question 6

disruptive selection

Answer 6

when selection favors extreme phenotypes and disfavors intermediates

Question 7

operational sex ratio

Answer 7

the sex ratio of breeders in the population

Question 8

skewed operational sex ratio

Answer 8

more males are willing to mate than females

Question 9

Bateman trivers model proves that

Answer 9

all starts from the size and amount of gametes

Question 10

males optimize fitness by

Answer 10

mating with MANY females

Question 11

females optimize fitness by

Answer 11

choosing high quality mates

Question 12

when might there be an exception

Answer 12

when there are less males, then the females will evolve to be more flashy and the males to be choosy (the opposite)