1-62. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS CONSISTENT WITH BLEST'S STUDY OF THE...

1.1-62. Which of the following is consistent with Blest's study of the impact of background pattern

on consumption of worms by birds?

a.

Background pattern made no difference in this study.

b.

Birds avoided backgrounds that resembled the bark of a tree.

c.

Worms were most likely to be eaten when placed on a background that contained an

eyespot pattern.

d.

Birds rapidly approached backgrounds that contained eyespot patterns.

e.

Backgrounds that contained eyespot patterns were avoided by the birds.

Difficulty:

3

Question ID:

1.1-62

Page Ref:

15

Topic:

Functionalism and the inheritance of traits

Skill:

Conceptual

Answer: e. Backgrounds that contained eyespot patterns were avoided by the birds.