What explains the concept that underlies bateman's principle? group of answer choices a) larger males can defend territories of higher quality than smaller males. b) since eggs are energetically expensive, they tend to be the limiting resource in reproductive systems. c) females prefer the most beautiful males in some populations. d) females that mate more frequently have a greater success of having mated with a male of high genetic quality. e) pleiotropy in sensory systems makes certain males more attractive to females.

The correct answer is B) Since eggs are energetically expensive, they tend to be the limiting resource in reproductive systems.

Explanation:

Bateman's principle suggests that a male have more reproductive success variability than females because male can produce million of sperms in a single time with a less expense of energy while females invest more energy for producing small amount of eggs and offspring.

So a male can become a parent of many offspring as compared to females who can become a mother of only some offspring because a male can fertilize all-female eggs of a female but a female can only give rise to few offspring in his lifetime.

Therefore females act as limiting resource in many species because eggs are energetically expensive than sperms so male competes for females for mating.