According to Tinbergen, questions that should be considered in behavioral biology include those addressing proximate causes of behavior, such as _______, and those addressing ultimate causes of behavior, such as _______.
A) function and evolution; causation and development
B) causation and development; function and evolution
C) development and function; causation and evolution
D) evolution and development; causation and function
E) function and development; evolution and causation

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Tinbergen identified two types of questions that should be considered in behavioral biology: proximate causes of behavior (i.e., how does the behavior occur?) and ultimate causes of behavior (i.e., why does the behavior occur?). The best choice is B, as it correctly matches causation and development with proximate causes (how) and function and evolution with ultimate causes (why).

According to Tinbergen, Questions That Should Be Considered in Behavioral