When Infant Rhesus Monkeys Were Raised with an Artificial "Wire

question 262

Multiple Choice

When infant rhesus monkeys were raised with an artificial "wire mother" and an artificial "cloth mother," they:

• A) avoided both mothers except when they were hungry.
• B) would not eat or drink, and soon died.
• C) would cling to the "cloth mother," especially when they were frightened or startled.
• D) became attached to the artificial mother that supplied milk.

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Definitions:

Genetic Drift

Refers to the random fluctuations in the frequency of alleles within a population over time, not due to natural selection.

Sympatric Speciation

Speciation pattern in which speciation occurs within a population, in the absence of a physical barrier to gene flow.

Physical Barrier

Any natural or artificial structure that blocks or limits movement, spread, or access of organisms or materials.

Polyploidy

The condition of having more than two complete sets of chromosomes in an organism, common in plants and some animal species.