Which of the Following Demonstrates That Non-Human Animals Can Learn

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following demonstrates that non-human animals can learn cognitive skills?

• A)Chimpanzees in the wild have learned how to use stones to crack nuts.
• B)Dolphins can learn to repeat whatever action they had performed most recently when instructed to do so by a trainer.
• C)In the lab,experimenters have taught primates and other animals to use various tools.
• D)All of the answers are correct.

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Definitions:

Mantle

In geology, the layer of the Earth between the crust and the outer core; in biology, a tissue that encloses the vital organs of mollusks and secretes the shell.

Mollusk Group

A diverse group of invertebrate animals that includes snails, clams, squids, and octopuses, characterized by a soft body that is often protected by a hard shell.

Club Fungi

Fungi that produce spores on club-shaped structures during sexual reproduction.

Sexual Spores

Reproductive cells produced by sexual reproduction in fungi and some plants that can develop into a new individual.