Question

Fishermen often claim that fish are more likely to strike at bait when it is raining because the fish react to the raindrops on the surface of the water as if they were potential food. This response is considered a behavior because the fish are responding to a stimulus in their ____________________.

Answer 1

The correct answer is environment

They based their behavior on the environment in which they live. In their environment, the water ripples usually mean that there's food falling on the top of the water. Rain doesn't fall often so they couldn't adapt and realize that ripples don't equate to food and this makes it easier for fishermen to fish.

Answer 2

The anwser to your question is environment, because their environment has a big impact on their behavior. Hope this helps and I'm sorry if its the wrong answer.