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22
It can reasonably be inferred that for the purpose of the
primary experiment described in the passage, the most
important aspect of Temnothorax
ants was their
A) Unusual strength
B) Visual acuity
C) Nest preferences
D) Large numbers
23
The author uses the term “tandem-runs” (line 34) to convey
a
sense of how
A) The behaviors of individual ants contribute to a
collective action
B) The efforts of individual ants are sometimes negated
C) An individual ant deserts its colony and joins another
D) A colony of ants works together to build its nest
24
In what way did the conditions
of the primary experiment
described in the passage differ from those of Sasaki and
Pratt’s past experiments?
A) The researchers manipulated the amount of light to
vary nest selection difficulty.
B) The researchers positioned new nest sites at a remote
distance from existing ones.
C) The researchers observed the behaviour of individual
ants in relation to colonies
D) The researchers disrupted
some of the ant nests soon
after they were built
25
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to
the previous question?
A) Lines 16-20 (“In earlier … options”)
B) Lines 40-42 (“In past …. Workers”)
C) Lines 42-45 (“Even … another”)
D) Lines 54-55 (“Sometimes, the … one”)
26
The account of how the ants choose their nests (line 68) is
intended mainly to
A) evoke a sense of awe for ants’ industriousness
B) summarize the result of a discredited experiment
C) provide context for an
unexpected finding
D) establish how scientists monitor ant behaviour.
27
As used in line 75. “system” most nearly means
A) Method
B) Plot
C) Grouping
D) Tendency
28
The main
purpose of the graph is to
A) Represent the speed with which two groups of ants
locate their nests when they encounter a range of
circumstances
B) Demonstrate the relative similarity of nests in sites
discovered by individual ants by ant colonies
C) Indicate the long-term effects of practice on the ability
of ants to locate appropriate nests.
D) Compare the success of individual ants and colonies in
identifying better nesting
locations under different
conditions.
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29
According to the graph, at which percent difference in
quality between nests are individual ants and ant colonies
equally likely to make a correct selection?
A) 20 percent
B) 40 percent
C) 60 percent
D) 80 percent
30
It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that the label
“probability of correct decision” on the graph refers to the
likelihood of the
choice of nest sites that
A) are less highly illuminated
B) have been selected by a species
C) are located near food sources
D) are structurally sound
31
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to
the previous question?
A) Lines 24-26 (“If one…colonies”)
B) Lines 27-28 (“If …itself”)
C) Lines 28-29 (“Temnothorax …particular”)
D) Lines 30-33 (“if the worker …location”)
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