Many Worker Bees Give Their Lives to Save a Bee

question 5

Multiple Choice

Many worker bees give their lives to save a bee hive from an attack by bears or other animals.In such cases,we now know that

• A)this is a case of sexual selection.
• B)each female worker is waiting to get her chance to reproduce.
• C)this is a case of bees consciously understanding the need to preserve the nest for their individual benefit-they might survive if all work together.
• D)These worker bees will have a reproductive benefit if the members of the hive survive.

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