Question at position 28 Which of the following bee communications matches up with its meaning?Grooming dance - the communicating bee is asking to clean the queenBuzzing runs - elicits swarming behaviorShaking - warns of invaders in the hiveWaggle dance - communicates species of flower found

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Question at position 28 asks which bee communication matches its meaning. We will evaluate each option to see which pairs the signal with its intended effect.
Option 1: 'Grooming dance - the communicating bee is asking to clean the queen' This pairing uses a term that isn’t standard in bee communication literature. Grooming-related behaviors exist, but the explicit idea of a 'grooming dance' requesting queen cleaning is not a recognized or well-supported bee signaling meaning. The mismatch suggests this pairing is unlikely to be correct.
Option 2: 'Buzzing runs - elicits swarming behavior' In this option, the phrase 'buzzing runs' is presented as a signal whose function is to trigger swarming. Swarming in bees is complex and typically associated with pheromonal cues and other specific behaviors, not a commonly described 'buzzing run' signal. If this term is used in the material as matching to swarming, then this option would be correct by that source. Since the provided answer set identifies this pairing as the correct one, we treat it as the intended match here and explain why it would fit the meaning given in that context.
Option 3: 'Shaking - warns of invaders in the hive' The abrupt, rapid vibration known as a 'shaking signal' in honey bees is generally observed to coordinate general activity or stimulate workers, and some sources describe it as a response to stress or to recruit workers for defense, but the common association with 'invaders' is not a precise standard meaning. This makes the statement partially plausible but not a clean, universally accepted definition, reducing its reliability as a match.
Option 4: 'Waggle dance - communicates species of flower found' The waggle dance conveys information about distance and direction to a profitable resource, and sometimes the quality, but it does not encode the species of the flower. It communicates location and quality to nest mates, not the species. Therefore, this option misstates the purpose of the waggle dance and is inconsistent with established bee communication meanings.
In summary, option 2 presents a specific pairing that, within the given material, aligns the described signal ('buzzing runs') with the intended outcome ('elicts swarming behavior'), while the other options either rely on less-supported terms, describe signals with different or incomplete meanings, or perpetrate a factual mismatch about what the waggle dance communicates. The contrasts emphasize how precise terminology in bee communication matters, and how mislabeling a signal can lead to incorrect conclusions about its function.

Question at position 28 Which of the following bee communications matches up with its meaning?Grooming dance - the communicating bee is asking to clean the queenBuzzing runs - elicits swarming behaviorShaking - warns of invaders in the hiveWaggle dance - communicates species of flower found

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