A Monkey Develops a Strong Fear of Snakes

question 203

Multiple Choice

A monkey develops a strong fear of snakes:

• A) only if it gets a snake bite itself.
• B) only if it gets a snake bite or watches another monkey get bitten.
• C) even if it just watches another monkey show fear in response to the snake.
• D) only if it is born with a certain gene for snake fear.

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Definitions:

Glassy Texture

The characteristic appearance of certain rocks and minerals that exhibit a glass-like, smooth, and shiny surface, often resulting from rapid cooling of molten material.

Volcanic Ash

Fine particles of pulverized rock ejected from a volcano during an eruption, can cause damage to aircraft and affect climate.

Welded Igneous Texture

Characteristic of volcanic rock that forms when hot volcanic ash and debris fuse together under high temperature and pressure.

Magma

Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface, which can cool and solidify to form igneous rocks.