救救我，这道题目怎么做

jackabigail

Adult female rats who have never before encountered rat pups will start to show matural behaviors after being confined with a pup for abour 7 days.This period can be shortened by disabling the female's sense of smell or by removing the scent-producing glands of the pup.                                                                                           .

 Which of the following hypotheses best explains the contrast described above?

答案是：The development of a female rat's maternal interest in a rat that she didn't bear is inhibited by the odour of the pup 。

我不明白问题什么意思啊？还有为什么是这个答案啊？谢谢高人帮助我！快考试了，我好急啊！

rnir

没生育过的母老鼠和幼鼠放在一起7天就会表现出母性的行为，如果把母鼠的嗅觉破坏或是把幼鼠散发气味的腺体摘除则上述时间就会缩短，因此说明母鼠母性行为的表现受到了幼鼠气味的抑制