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Norwegian scientists performed atcross-fostering experiment.They removed just born greattit chicks and placed them in the nests of blue-**** and vice versa. These chicks were observed till their adulthood and their pair-making behaviour was noted. The graph shows pairing success of these crossfostered birds along with non-fostered birds.State whether each of the following statements is true (T) or false (F). a. The experimental results show imprinting behavior in the two bird species which is an example of a learned behavior. ___ b. Since one species could successfully find mates in spite of being reared by different species shows that courtship behavior is controlled only by genes and not affected by the environment. ___ c. Since both the species show a very small percent of mates of species that was their foster parents, shows that this behavior is genetically acquired. ___ d. The ability of the two species to consider the foster species as their own varied. This indicates that this behavior is genetically influenced. ___ e. The percent pairing success for blue-**** shows that foster parenting has no effect on the courtship behavior. ___ 

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a. The experimental results show imprinting behavior in the two bird species which is an example of a learned behavior. True

b. Since one species could successfully find mates in spite of being reared by different species shows that courtship behavior is controlled only by genes and not affected by the environment. False

c. Since both the species show a very small percent of mates of species that was their foster parents, shows that this behavior is genetically acquired.False

d. The ability of the two species to consider the foster species as their own varied. This indicates that this behavior is genetically influenced. True

e. The percent pairing success for blue-**** shows that foster parenting has no effect on the courtship behavior. False



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