You Have Just Completed a Study of Chimpanzee Tool Use

question 20

Multiple Choice

You have just completed a study of chimpanzee tool use. You noticed that young chimpanzees accompanied females to sites where tools and termites were available, and females practiced termite fishing. Young chimpanzees usually played and socialized with each other while females fed. If these chimpanzees grow up to termite fish themselves, you can conclude that this behavior was passed on through which mechanism?

• A) active teaching
• B) observational learning
• C) social facilitation
• D) imitation

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Definitions:

Oxidation

A chemical reaction involving the loss of electrons or an increase in oxidation state by a molecule, atom, or ion.

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Electrons

Subatomic particles with a negative charge, found orbiting the nucleus of an atom, involved in chemical bonds and electrical conductivity.

Enthalpy

A thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the total heat content of a system, representing the amount of energy needed to create a system plus the work needed to make room for it in its environment.