Question at position 7 How is the information communicated by the dance language modified on a very windy day?The information about distance will be flawedThe worker bee will actually not be able to dance in those conditionsThe information about quality of the food will be flawed

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Question at position 7 How is the information communicated by the dance language modified on a very windy day?The information about distance will be flawedThe worker bee will actually not be able to dance in those conditionsThe information about quality of the food will be flawed

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Question restatement: How is the information communicated by the dance language modified on a very windy day?
Options to consider:
- The information about distance will be flawed
- The worker bee will actually not be able to dance in those conditions
- The information about quality of the food will be flawed

Option 1: The information about distance will be flawed
Windy conditions can interfere with the precision of distance signaling in the waggle dance, which encodes distance through the duration of the waggle run. Strong air movement can alter the bee’s flight path, the energy needed to reach flowers, or the interpretation of distance by foragers, making distance signaling less reliable. This makes the distance information a likely target for distortion under windy conditions.

Option 2: The worker bee will actually not be able to dance in those conditions
This statement overstates the impact of wind. While wind can affect the ease and efficiency of dancing, bees are capable of dancing in a range of weather, including windy conditions. They may be more cautious or the dance may be less vigorous, but it does not imply an absolute inability to dance.

Option 3: The information about quality of the food will be flawed
The waggle dance primarily communicates distance and direction to a food source, and sometimes indirectly signals nectar quality by the duration/intensity of waggle or by other cues, but the core signaling of quality is not the primary function of the basic distance-information component. Wind directly distorts distance signaling more than it inherently corrupts quality signaling, so quality information is less likely to be the main flaw caused by wind.

Putting it together, the most plausible impact of very windy conditions is a distortion or inaccuracy in how distance is conveyed, while dancing can still occur and quality signaling is not inherently the central issue here. The incorrect choices either overstate impairment (Option 2) or misattribute the wind effect to quality signaling (Option 3).

Question at position 7 How is the information communicated by the dance language modified on a very windy day?The information about distance will be flawedThe worker bee will actually not be able to dance in those conditionsThe information about quality of the food will be flawed

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