A Female Aphid Reproduces Parthenogenetically to Create a Colony of 10

question 32

Multiple Choice

A female aphid reproduces parthenogenetically to create a colony of 10 clones of herself. Five of these individuals become "soldiers" and do not reproduce; instead, they defend the other five reproductive individuals from predatory insects. How many of its siblings would a soldier have to save from predators in order not to suffer a net loss of fitness?

• A)1
• B)2
• C)4
• D)8
• E)16

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Histogram

A graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data, displayed as bars representing the frequency of data within certain ranges.

Histogram

A graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data, showing the number of data points that fall within each of a series of specified ranges.

Histogram

A graphical display of data using bars of different heights, where each bar groups numbers into ranges and taller bars show that more data falls in that range.

Histogram

A graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data, where the data is grouped into ranges and each range corresponds to a vertical bar.