Question

Which of the following is related to the retrieval and maintenance of eggs of their species by female birds?

• A. Simple reflex
• B. Complex reflex
• C. Fixed action patterns
• D. Behavioral cycles
• E. Environmental rhythms

Answer 1

The correct option is C Fixed action patterns

Fixed action patterns or modal action patterns are invariant distinctive behaviour sequences which once initiated always runs to its completion. They are associated with a sign stimulus or releaser which initiates this sequence. the care of the egg and their retrieval is an example of this phenomena. The sight of egg rolling away from the nest is the releaser which prompts the given fixed action pattern. Hence, (C) is the correct answer.