What Explains the Ability of Honeybees to Use Heat to Kill

question 13

Multiple Choice

What explains the ability of honeybees to use heat to kill invading hornets?

• A) Hornets prefer higher temperatures than honeybees.
• B) Honeybees are more sensitive to high temperatures than hornets.
• C) Honeybees can use evaporative cooling to reduce their body temperature.
• D) Hornets are ectotherms but honeybees are endotherms.
• E) Honeybees are better adapted to high temperatures than hornets.

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