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#Question id: 11981


A female cat in heat urinates more often and in many places. Male cats congregate near the urine deposits and fight with each other.  Which of  the  following  would  be  an  ultimate  cause  of  the  male  cats? response  to  the  female?  s urinating behaviour?

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  1. The males have learned to recognize the specific odor of the urine of a female in heat. 
  2. When the males smelled the odor, various neurons in their brains were stimulated.
  3. Male cats respond to the odor because it is a means of locating females in heat. 
  4. Male cats hormones are triggered by the odor released by the female