Question at position 18 Which of the following bee communications matches up with its meaning?Buzzing runs - elicits swarming behaviorShaking - warns of invaders in the hiveGrooming dance - the communicating bee is asking to clean the queenWaggle dance - communicates species of flower found

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The question asks which bee communication matches its meaning among the listed options. 
Option 1: Buzzing runs - elicits swarming behavior. This is presented as the correct pairing in the provided data, and while not all bee communication terms are universally standardized across sources, this option aligns with the given answer key. If buzzing runs are described as related to triggering or coordinating swarming, then the meaning matches the described behavior.
Option 2: Shaking - warns of invaders in the hive. The shaking signal in honeybees is generally associated with alerting nestmates and manipulating activity, but standard references typically describe alarm or defensive signaling differently than a simple invader warning. As a standalone “shaking = warns of invaders” statement, it can be considered an oversimplification and thus not a precise match to a formal termed meaning.
Option 3: Grooming dance - the communicating bee is asking to clean the queen. There is no widely recognized bee communication known as a “grooming dance” whose meaning is specifically “asking to clean the queen.” Grooming behaviors exist in social insects, but framing them as a dedicated dance with that message misrepresents established communication terms in bees, making this option unreliable.
Option 4: Waggle dance - communicates species of flower found. The waggle dance is well documented to convey information about the distance and direction to a resource, primarily the quality and location of flowers, not the species name. Therefore, describing it as communicating the species of the flower found is inaccurate, making this option incorrect as a match.
Overall, the only option that corresponds to the provided correct choice is the first one, while the others either misstate the signal’s meaning or use an unsupported term.}

Question at position 18 Which of the following bee communications matches up with its meaning?Buzzing runs - elicits swarming behaviorShaking - warns of invaders in the hiveGrooming dance - the communicating bee is asking to clean the queenWaggle dance - communicates species of flower found

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