Quiz: Are You as Street-Smart as a City Fox? PopBiology Owl May 13, 2026 0 1. The study split fox populations into "older" and "newer" urban groups using a national survey from 1986. What was the key difference in how older vs newer urban groups performed? Older populations were bolder but less likely to explore Newer populations were better problem-solvers because they had more pressure to adapt Older and newer populations were equally bold, but only older populations could actually solve the puzzles Older populations were slower to approach the feeders but quicker to solve them None 2. A fox population that moved into a city 20 years ago is probably just as good at solving novel problems as one that has been there for 80 years. True False None 3. The researchers used a statistical technique called LISA to map their results geographically. What did they find? Rural areas on the outskirts of cities consistently produced the cleverest foxes London emerged as a clear cluster of both high touching and high solving rates, with no comparable rival elsewhere The results were evenly spread across Britain, with no clear geographic pattern Bristol and London tied as the top-performing cities in the study None 4. The researchers proposed three mechanisms that might explain how urban fox populations become better problem-solvers over generations. Which of the following is one of them? Genetic mutation caused by air pollution in city environments Cultural transmission, where younger foxes learn behaviours by watching experienced adults Competition with urban cats, which forces foxes to develop more complex tactics Reduced parasite load in cities, which frees up energy for cognitive tasks None 5. The findings suggest that disrupting a long-established urban fox population could actually make it harder to manage fox-related problems in the long run. True False None Time's up
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