What Mechanism Explains the Observations of Conspecific Cueing by Individual

question 8

Multiple Choice

What mechanism explains the observations of conspecific cueing by individual desert clickers and American redstarts?

• A) Individuals responded to the vocalizations of predators.
• B) Individuals responded to the sight of conspecifics.
• C) Individuals responded to the sight of predators.
• D) Individuals responded to the odor of conspecifics.
• E) Individuals responded to the vocalizations of conspecifics.

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Definitions:

Motor

Relating to the movement or mechanism of physical actions and coordination in organisms.

Central

Serving as the most important or core part of something.

Efferent

Referring to nerve fibers that carry impulses away from the central nervous system to effectors (such as muscles or glands).

Afferent

Relating to or denoting nerve fibers that carry sensory information toward the central nervous system.