A Scientist Studying the Migratory Patterns of Pacific Salmon Species

question 39

Multiple Choice

A scientist studying the migratory patterns of Pacific salmon species wanted to determine if juvenile salmon who were translocated to a different watershed would be able to learn their new migratory route from the resident fish who were unrelated to the translocated fish. This scientist was studying ________ cultural transmission.

• A) speciation
• B) vertical
• C) horizontal
• D) oblique

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