Which of the following conditions make it more likely that p

Which of the following conditions make it more likely that parental care will evolve? (select all that apply)

A: When the costs of providing parental care are low

B: when offspring benefit highly from parental care

C: When the benefits of investing in mating effort are high

D: When the costs of investing in mating effort are high

Solution

Ans : B. When offspring benefit highly from parental care

Because parental care is beneficial to parents if they improve offspring quality in a way that leads to increased offspring survival and their reproduction in the future when parents are no longer associated with offspring. Mating effort is not impotant in parental care. That’s why we can say that when offspring benefit highly from parental care, then parental care will evolve.