If a goose spots an egg outside of its nest, it will use a side-to-side egg-retrieval movement all the way back to the nest, even if the egg is taken away during the process.
The sight of an egg outside the nest is a(n)
.
The goose’s egg-retrieval movement is an example of a(n)
.

learned behavior

sign stimulus

altruistic behavior

fixed action pattern

Geese are trained at an early age to retrieve eggs.
The activity increases in accuracy with more experience.
It is an innate behavior that can lead to increased fitness.
Only geese who’ve laid eggs before exhibit this behavior.
An empty beer can is placed near a goose’s nest. The goose will:
ignore it because it’s not an egg.
retrieve it and roll it back to its nest.
roll it far away from its nest.
regard the beer can as a threat.
A large egg-like object and a real egg are placed near a nest. A goose will
retrieve the
first and will retrieve the
last.

large object

goose egg

A goose finds a discarded cell phone and brings it back to its nest. Obviously, the cell phone never hatches into a gosling. What will this goose do if it finds another cell phone near its nest in the future?
The goose will never retrieve another cell phone again.
The goose will bring the phone back to its nest.
If it’s a different type of phone, the goose will retrieve it.
The goose will begin to retrieve the phone but then stop.