Question

Which of the following statements are TRUE? (Select two answers)

  

Females attraction to males is always based on genetic quality

   

Traits that signal "wealth" or quality to the female often come at a cost to the male.

   

Females gain no fitness benefit in choosing a mate based on attractive qualities.

   

Some male traits are attractive to females regardless of the "wealth" or quality of the male.

Answer 1

The two TRUE statements are:

Traits that signal "wealth" or quality to the female often come at a cost to the male. Example--Peacocks with longer wings and a larger plumage are more attractive to the female. However, males have to incur cost of greater predation risk due to a larger plumage.

AND

Some male traits are attractive to females regardless of the "wealth" or quality of the male. Example-- In bower birds, females are attracted by the structure of the nest and amount of bluish-violet artifacts placed around the nest. These things do not directly fall under the genetic quality of a male.