For billions of years, the only bright objects in the night sky were stars or the moon. Night-flying moths used these light sources to navigate in a straight line. Today, the instinct to fly toward bright objects causes moths to exhaust themselves fluttering around streetlights and banging against brightly lit windowpanes. This behavior is not adaptive, so why does it persist?

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imprinting
tactile display
a. time-limited learning
b. requires staying in touch
c. communal display ground
d. learning not to respond
e. hiding behind others
f. random movement in
selfish herd
habituation
lek
kinesis
response to a stimulus
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For billions of years, the only bright objects in the night
sky were stars or the moon. Night-flying moths used
these light sources to navigate in a straight line. Today,
the instinct to fly toward bright objects causes moths to
exhaust themselves fluttering around streetlights and
banging against brightly lit windowpanes. This behavior
is not adaptive, so why does it persist?
Transcribed Image Text:imprinting tactile display a. time-limited learning b. requires staying in touch c. communal display ground d. learning not to respond e. hiding behind others f. random movement in selfish herd habituation lek kinesis response to a stimulus RITICAL THINKING For billions of years, the only bright objects in the night sky were stars or the moon. Night-flying moths used these light sources to navigate in a straight line. Today, the instinct to fly toward bright objects causes moths to exhaust themselves fluttering around streetlights and banging against brightly lit windowpanes. This behavior is not adaptive, so why does it persist?
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