Ants Are Able to Use the Sun for Navigation, Despite

question 8

Multiple Choice

Ants are able to use the sun for navigation, despite its movement through the sky, by

• A) using time of day to correct for the trajectory of the sun.
• B) only traveling at the same time each day, to keep the sun consistent.
• C) always orienting away from the sun for an outward trip, and toward the sun to get home.
• D) using specialized ommatidia that orient toward the sun at all times.
• E) foraging to the east in the morning, and to the west in the afternoons.

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Definitions:

Trichromatic Theory

A theory of color vision proposing that colors are perceived through the relative rates of response by three kinds of cones, each one sensitive to a range of wavelengths.

Opponent-process Theory

A psychological and physiological model that explains how humans perceive colors as the result of complex interactions between various neurons that process color in an antagonistic manner.

Somesthetic Senses

A group of senses that includes the sensations of touch, temperature, body position, and pain, originating from muscles, joints, skin, and other internal receptors.

Olfactory Receptor

Specialized cell or neuron responsible for detecting odors, situated in the nasal epithelium.