One Monkey in a Community Throws a Sand and Wheat

question 23

Multiple Choice

One monkey in a community throws a sand and wheat mixture into water to separate the wheat grains from the sand. The spreading of this strategy through the entire community of monkeys demonstrates

• A) a stereotypic behavior.
• B) imprinting.
• C) behavior with an ultimate cause.
• D) a pheromone-influenced behavior.
• E) culture.

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