According to the _____ hypothesis, menopause and female longevity are evolutionary adaptations arising from children's survival needs.
A) selectivity
B) sociocultural
C) extended family
D) grandmother

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The grandmother hypothesis posits that women's life history and longevity evolved as an adaptive strategy to help their children and grandchildren survive and reproduce. By ceasing reproduction themselves, older women can invest more time and energy into helping their existing offspring and their offspring's offspring, thus increasing the survival and reproductive success of their genetic line. Menopause may have also evolved as a way to reduce the risk of maternal and infant mortality associated with pregnancy and childbirth in older women.

According to the _____ Hypothesis, Menopause and Female Longevity Are