Carl Von Frisch Studied Honeybee Foraging to Understand the Cues

question 3

Multiple Choice

Carl von Frisch studied honeybee foraging to understand the cues bees use to transmit information about the location of a food source. What was correlated with distance of feeding place?

• A) The angle to the sun in relation to the outgoing flight
• B) The number of times the bee turned to the left or right
• C) The total duration of the tail wag
• D) The number of bees that went to a particular location

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Definitions:

Microtubule

A component of the cytoskeleton in cells, composed of tubulin proteins, providing structural support and playing roles in cell division and transport.

Thylakoid Membrane

A membrane-bound compartment inside chloroplasts and cyanobacteria, the site of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.

Microtubule Organizing Center

A cellular structure that regulates the nucleation and spatial distribution of microtubules.

Centrosome

An organelle that serves as the main microtubule organizing center in animal cells and plays a crucial role in the spatial distribution of cells.