In a natural setting, all the eggs in a duck nest usually hatch within a few hours. Shortly after all the ducklings have hatched, and periodically thereafter, the mother duck will lead them all to a food source and then back to the nest to rest. Given this situation, which ducklings are most likely to imprint on their mother?(1 point)

Question

In a natural setting, all the eggs in a duck nest usually hatch within a few hours. Shortly after all the ducklings have hatched, and periodically thereafter, the mother duck will lead them all to a food source and then back to the nest to rest. Given this situation, which ducklings are most likely to imprint on their mother?(1 point)
Responses

Only those that are 10-18 hrs will successfully imprint.
Only those that are 10-18 hrs will successfully imprint.

Only those that are less than 6 hrs old
Only those that are less than 6 hrs old

All ducklings will eventually imprint because of the repeated activity during the critical period
All ducklings will eventually imprint because of the repeated activity during the critical period

Only those that are over one day old

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The most accurate response in this context is: Only those that are 10-18 hrs will successfully imprint.

Ducklings have a sensitive period shortly after hatching during which they are most capable of imprinting on their mother or any other moving object they encounter. This period typically occurs within the first 24 hours after hatching, and the optimal time for imprinting is usually around 10 to 18 hours.