Question

In doing a 'round dance,' a returning honeybee forager communicates what information about a food source to waiting potential foragers?

• A. That the food is more than 50 m away.
• B. That the food is less than 50 m away.
• C. That they must fly directly toward the sun to get to the food.
• D. That they must fly directly away from the sun to get to the food.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

That the food is less than 50 m away.

Round dance is a term used in bee keeping. It refers to the communication of social insects. It describes a specific communicative behaviour of honey bees inside the bee hive. When a forager, or scout bee, returns to the hive, she performs a round dance to communicate the location of food sources close to the colony (less than 35 yards away). The bee moves in a circular pattern.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.