When Leaf-Cutter Ants Age and Become Less Efficient at Their

question 22

Multiple Choice

When leaf-cutter ants age and become less efficient at their tasks, they

• A) are killed.
• B) change tasks.
• C) are evicted from the colony.
• D) are eaten by other colony members.

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