While riding through the countryside one day,Ian happens to come upon a curious sight,a chick following a group of ducklings and a mother duck.What likely happened to produce this strange sight?
A)The mother hen was unable to provide for her chick.
B)The mother duck was the first moving object the chick saw after being hatched.
C)Instinctive drift.
D)The mother hen rejected her chick.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This is likely an example of imprinting, where the chick imprints on the first moving object it sees after hatching and treats it as its mother. In this case, the chick may have seen the mother duck first and now thinks it is a duckling, following the group around.

While Riding Through the Countryside One Day,Ian Happens to Come