The observation that zone-tailed hawks resemble vultures in both appearance and flight behavior,their prey disregard them,enabling the hawks to pick up easy meals is most suggestive of a(n)____ approach.
A)ontogenetic
B)evolutionary
C)functional
D)physiological

Question

​The observation that zone-tailed hawks resemble vultures in both appearance and flight behavior,their prey disregard them,enabling the hawks to pick up easy meals is most suggestive of a(n)____ approach.
A)ontogenetic
B)evolutionary​
C)functional​
D)physiological​

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The observation that zone-tailed hawks resemble vultures and behave like them to obtain easy prey is indicative of a functional approach. A functional approach considers the adaptive functions of behavior, such as how behaviors aid in survival or reproduction. The similarity to vultures and the way they observe their prey suggests that zone-tailed hawks have adapted to mimic vultures to prey on animals that are less aware of their presence.

​The Observation That Zone-Tailed Hawks Resemble Vultures in Both Appearance

The Observation That Zone-Tailed Hawks Resemble Vultures in Both Appearance