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When a honeybee finds a patch of flowers, it returns to the hive and performs a repeated figure-eight movement called the waggle dance. The angle of the dance tells other bees the direction of the flowers, and its duration tells them the distance.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. Honeybees use movement to tell nestmates where food is.Correct
- B. Honeybees prefer flowers that are close to the hive.
- C. Flowers depend on honeybees for pollination.
- D. Honeybees dance only when the weather is warm.
Answer: A. Honeybees use movement to tell nestmates where food is.
The text's one point is that the waggle dance communicates the direction and distance of flowers — information shared through movement.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Honeybees prefer flowers that are close to the hive.
- The text says the dance encodes distance; it never says bees prefer nearby flowers.
- C. Flowers depend on honeybees for pollination.
- Pollination is never mentioned — the text is about how bees communicate.
- D. Honeybees dance only when the weather is warm.
- Weather is never mentioned in the text.
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