Question

I say that the young male ground hornbill helps its baby brother or sister because it possesses genes that contribute to the development of helping tendencies and you say the bird helps because helping boosts its inclusive fitness. This is an example of confusion as to

Question 8 options:

	the distinction between true altruism and selfish behavior
	genetically-determined versus environmentally-determined behavior.
	proximate versus ultimate explanations of behavior.
	the distinction between natural and group selection.

Answer 1

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Option 3: proximate versus ultimate explanations of behaviour.

Additional comment: young male ground hornbill helps its baby brother or sister because it possesses genes that contribute to the development of helping tendencies is a proximate explanation and the bird helping because helping boosts its inclusive fitness is an ultimate explanation of behaviour.