6 Questions
What type of selection involves selection for characteristics that make members of one sex more attractive to members of the other sex?
intersexual selection
What type of selection involves selecting for traits that affect the outcome of competition for mates among members of the same sex?
intrasexual selection
What type of intersexual selection is based on making mate choices for mating success, and which causes males to develop adaptations that make them more attractive to females?
female choice
A type of intrasexual selection based on mating success; males develop adaptations that make them better able to compete with one another for mates.
male-male competiton
Which term best describes what happens when males and females are morphologically different?
sexual dimorphism
What is an example of a species wherein some males are smaller than other males, allowing them to blend in so that they can go unnoticed when fertilizing a female's eggs?
sneaker fish
Test your knowledge of sexual selection in evolution with this quiz. Explore concepts of intersexual and intrasexual selection, as well as morphological differences between males and females in various species.
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