5. True or False:

If males compete against each other for access to females, and females choose among males for mates, then we would expect females to be brightly colored and males to be drab.

Incorrect -- it is competition for mates that drives the evolution of bright colors and/or ornaments. Therefore the sex that competes (males) are often flashy, the sex that chooses (females) have no need for ornaments. The statement above is false.

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