The following text is from a science article.
Honeybees communicate the location of food sources through an intricate "waggle dance." When a foraging bee returns to the hive with good news, it performs this dance to indicate the direction and distance of the food. Researchers have now discovered that young bees must learn this dance by watching older, experienced bees. Bees raised in isolation can perform only a crude version of the dance, suggesting that cultural learning plays a vital role even in insect societies.
What is the main point the text makes about honeybee communication?
Honeybees have developed a complex method for finding food
The waggle dance is genetically programmed in all honeybees
Young bees must learn their communication methods from older bees
Isolated bees cannot communicate at all
Correct Answer: C
Choice C is the correct answer. The text emphasizes that "young bees must learn this dance by watching older, experienced bees" and that bees raised in isolation perform only a "crude version."
- Evidence: The discovery that learning from experienced bees is required.
- Reasoning: The text's focus is on cultural transmission, not just the dance itself.
- Conclusion: The main point is about learned behavior in bees.
Choice A is incorrect because it focuses on the dance itself, not the learning aspect. Choice B is incorrect because the text shows the dance must be learned, not genetically programmed. Choice D is incorrect because isolated bees can perform a crude version.