If Mayflies Lay Eggs on Roads Instead of in Water

question 27

Multiple Choice

If mayflies lay eggs on roads instead of in water, it would indicate which of the following?

• A)a defective gene
• B)trial-and-error learning
• C)a misdirected response to a sign stimulus
• D)a natural behavioural variation in the mayfly population
• E)aberrant behaviour due to insecticide poisoning

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