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Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - Bees collect nectar from flowers. - They carry the nectar back to the hive in a special honey stomach. - At the hive, bees pass the nectar from mouth to mouth, adding enzymes. - The nectar is then deposited in wax cells, where bees fan it to evaporate water until it becomes honey.

The student wants to describe, in order, how bees make honey. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A. Bees collect nectar, carry it home in a honey stomach, pass it between themselves while adding enzymes, and finally deposit it in wax cells, fanning it until enough water evaporates.Correct
  2. B. Honey is stored in wax cells.
  3. C. Bees collect nectar from flowers.
  4. D. Bees fan the nectar to evaporate water before they collect it from flowers.

Answer: A. Bees collect nectar, carry it home in a honey stomach, pass it between themselves while adding enzymes, and finally deposit it in wax cells, fanning it until enough water evaporates.

Four steps in sequence — choice A.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Honey is stored in wax cells.
One step, no order.
C. Bees collect nectar from flowers.
Only the first step.
D. Bees fan the nectar to evaporate water before they collect it from flowers.
This reverses the order: fanning comes last.

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