Cuckoo Chicks Manipulate the Host Parent by a Number of Strategies

question 34

Multiple Choice

Cuckoo chicks manipulate the host parent by a number of strategies, one of which involves producing a call that mimics the call of an entire clutch of nestlings: This causes the host parent to feed it more. In this context, the call of the cuckoo is BEST described as a(n) :

• A)feature detector.
• B)supernormal stimulus.
• C)fixed action pattern.
• D)associatively learned trait.
• E)ancestral trait.

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Definitions:

Otoliths

Otoliths are small calcium carbonate crystals located in the inner ear that play a critical role in sensing gravity and linear acceleration, aiding in balance and spatial orientation.

Hair Cells

Sensory cells located in the inner ear, crucial for converting sound vibrations into neural signals for hearing and helping with balance.

Inner Ear

Part of the ear that contains the sensory organs for hearing and balance; contains the bony and membranous labyrinth.

Oscillation

A repetitive variation or fluctuation, typically in time, of a system about a central value or between two or more different states.