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Vervet monkeys use different alarm calls to warn each other of nearby predators, depending on whether the danger comes from land or from the air. Which one of the following, if true, contributes most to an explanation of the behavior of vervet monkeys described above? A. By varying the pitch of its alarm call, a vervet monkey can indicate the number of predators approaching. B. Different land-based predators are responsible for different numbers of vervet monkey deaths. C. No predators that pose a danger to vervet monkeys can attack both from land and from the air. D. Vervet monkeys avoid land-based predators by climbing trees but avoid predation from the air by diving into foliage. E. Certain land-based predators feed only on vervet monkeys, whereas every predator that attacks vervet monkeys from the air feeds on many different animals.
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getgyan wrote: Vervet monkeys use different alarm calls to warn each other of nearby predators, depending on whether the danger comes from land or from the air.
Which one of the following, if true, contributes most to an explanation of the behavior of vervet monkeys described above?
A. By varying the pitch of its alarm call, a vervet monkey can indicate the number of predators approaching.
B. Different land-based predators are responsible for different numbers of vervet monkey deaths.
C. No predators that pose a danger to vervet monkeys can attack both from land and from the air.
D. Vervet monkeys avoid land-based predators by climbing trees but avoid predation from the air by diving into foliage.
E. Certain land-based predators feed only on vervet monkeys, whereas every predator that attacks vervet monkeys from the air feeds on many different animals. Correct answer should be D As ONLY that option justifies the need for DIFFERENT alarm calls, because they use different strategies to escape in different situations.
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getgyan wrote: Vervet monkeys use different alarm calls to warn each other of nearby predators, depending on whether the danger comes from land or from the air.
Which one of the following, if true, contributes most to an explanation of the behavior of vervet monkeys described above?
A. By varying the pitch of its alarm call, a vervet monkey can indicate the number of predators approaching.
B. Different land-based predators are responsible for different numbers of vervet monkey deaths.
C. No predators that pose a danger to vervet monkeys can attack both from land and from the air.
D. Vervet monkeys avoid land-based predators by climbing trees but avoid predation from the air by diving into foliage.
E. Certain land-based predators feed only on vervet monkeys, whereas every predator that attacks vervet monkeys from the air feeds on many different animals. I was quite confused between C and D, ended up choosing D as D shows what actions other monkeys can take. Probably it is an extension of C.
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vivekdixit07 wrote: I was quite confused between C and D, ended up choosing D as D shows what actions other monkeys can take.
Probably it is an extension of C. Hi Vivek Why do you think D is an extension of C? Option C is an assumption of the stimuli but what is asked here is the reason which contributes most to an explanation of the behavior of vervet monkeys described above, which is done most effectively by Option D. Dont you think so? 
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getgyan wrote: Vervet monkeys use different alarm calls to warn each other of nearby predators, depending on whether the danger comes from land or from the air.
Which one of the following, if true, contributes most to an explanation of the behavior of vervet monkeys described above?
A. By varying the pitch of its alarm call, a vervet monkey can indicate the number of predators approaching.
B. Different land-based predators are responsible for different numbers of vervet monkey deaths.
C. No predators that pose a danger to vervet monkeys can attack both from land and from the air.
D. Vervet monkeys avoid land-based predators by climbing trees but avoid predation from the air by diving into foliage.
E. Certain land-based predators feed only on vervet monkeys, whereas every predator that attacks vervet monkeys from the air feeds on many different animals. is the answer C? i dont believe in D because it unnecessarily gives an insight on how the monkeys save their lives. Option C instead answer the behaviour of the monkeys reasoning WHY THEY HAVE TWO ALARMs. the statememnt says: "Vervet monkeys use different alarm calls to warn each other " ,Here DIFFERENT is the catch word. Wats d answer?
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aditi1903 wrote: getgyan wrote: Vervet monkeys use different alarm calls to warn each other of nearby predators, depending on whether the danger comes from land or from the air.
Which one of the following, if true, contributes most to an explanation of the behavior of vervet monkeys described above?
A. By varying the pitch of its alarm call, a vervet monkey can indicate the number of predators approaching.
B. Different land-based predators are responsible for different numbers of vervet monkey deaths.
C. No predators that pose a danger to vervet monkeys can attack both from land and from the air.
D. Vervet monkeys avoid land-based predators by climbing trees but avoid predation from the air by diving into foliage.
E. Certain land-based predators feed only on vervet monkeys, whereas every predator that attacks vervet monkeys from the air feeds on many different animals. is the answer C? i dont believe in D because it unnecessarily gives an insight on how the monkeys save their lives. Option C instead answer the behaviour of the monkeys reasoning WHY THEY HAVE TWO ALARMs. the statememnt says: "Vervet monkeys use different alarm calls to warn each other " ,Here DIFFERENT is the catch word. Wats d answer?
Answer choice C mentions the characteristic or rather weakness of the predators by saying that no predators who pose a danger to vervet monkeys can attack both from land and air. There is no indication that because of the predator's mentioned incapability the velvet monkeys develop such behaviour.
On the other hand, answer choice D mentions that velvet monkeys develop such behaviour (use different alarm calls for land and air predator) to avoid the predator by climbing trees if land based predator and by diving into foliage if air based predator. Hence 'D' is the correct answer.Press Kudos if you like my explanation
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Hi Aditi aditi1903 wrote: is the answer C? No the answer is D aditi1903 wrote: i dont believe in D because it unnecessarily gives an insight on how the monkeys save their lives. For that very reason, you should believe it. A monkey warns other monkeys by a sound. The other monkeys recognize the sound and they know whether they have to climb the tree or get down to foliage. That is the very purpose of the creation of those sound. aditi1903 wrote: Option C instead answer the behaviour of the monkeys reasoning WHY THEY HAVE TWO ALARMs. The discussion is not about Why they have TWO alarms rather the discussion is about why they have DIFFERENT alarms? aditi1903 wrote: the statememnt says: "Vervet monkeys use different alarm calls to warn each other " ,Here DIFFERENT is the catch word. Yes, I agree. DIFFERENT is the catch word. The discussion is why are the alarms not same, why are they DIFFERENT? aditi1903 wrote: Wats d answer? OA is D Any other thoughts, please let me know
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Hi, This is a 'resolve the paradox' question. The easiest way to deal with it is to ask, "Why do the velvet monkeys have different sounds?". Anything that explains that the best is the correct answer. A. Nothing is mentioned about the number of predators in the stimulus. B. Again, the number of predators is irrelevant. C. This might seem to be a close choice. But think for a while, what if this is true? In that case, maybe there is no need for two different sounds. D. This actually REQUIRES the need for different calls. E. This is out of context here. Hope this helps. Regards, Shouvik.
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