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Beekeepers on the moor move their hives in pairs, never singly, and always at night. A hive moved alone in daylight loses its foragers, which return to the old site and, finding nothing, drift into neighbouring colonies and are killed as intruders.

According to the text, why do the beekeepers move hives at night?

  1. A. So that the foragers are inside and are not lost to the old site.Correct
  2. B. Because the moor is cooler at night.
  3. C. Because neighbouring colonies are asleep.
  4. D. To avoid being seen by other beekeepers.

Answer: A. So that the foragers are inside and are not lost to the old site.

Moved in daylight, foragers are out and return to the old site; at night they are home.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Because the moor is cooler at night.
Temperature is not mentioned.
C. Because neighbouring colonies are asleep.
Not the reason given.
D. To avoid being seen by other beekeepers.
Not mentioned.

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