Simple Q&A D&D 3.5 (by RAW) XXII

[Dusk Eclipse]

Q130 Wild Cohort let's you select your cohort from the Alternative Druid list as if your Druid Levek-3; but the improvement table and text (at least according to my reading) doesn't mention that you apply that penalty to your cohort's advancement. Does that means that even if you have an effective druid level of 1; but your character level is 4 your wild cohort would get a bonus HD, the nat armout, str, and dex bonus?

Q131 I recall that in some book it was stated that a Ranger could ignore any dex pre-requisite on archery or Two weapon fighting feats as long as he had selected the pertinent weapon style. Can anyone please or confirm this?