Question

Geese that are exposed to a moving box during the first two days after hatching will imprint on the box. Geese that are totally isolated from any moving objects during the same period will never imprint on anything. These results show that

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a. young geese must see some type of box to imprint correctly.
b. the first two days after hatching are a critical period for imprinting in geese.
c. geese have an instinctive tendency to avoid moving, box-shaped objects.
d. geese must be exposed to their mother more than two days after hatching to imprint on her

Answer 1

b. the first two days after hatching are a critical period for imprinting in geese.

Step-by-step explanation:

If geese don't see a moving object first two days after birth, then they won't imprint on anything, thus first two days are important.