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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe author compares flies to fighter pilots to show that flies are which of the following?complicatedforcefulskillfulmysterious
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat information best develops the view that bees are “the ‘Einsteins’ of the insect world”the discussion about the larger brain sizes of beesthe list of intellectual feats that bees can accomplishthe reasons that researchers are interested in studying beesthe information about the complex colonies that bees live in
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich central idea of the article is most supported by Paragraph 5?Social insects develop larger brains.Brain structures have changed little over time.Bee colonies can help us understand social systems.Insect brains can help us understand the human brain.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich evidence from the article best supports the claim that “Researchers already know that insects living in groups need to have more computing power in their head.”?“Larger brains usually utilize the same circuits over and over again.”“The idea of life in a group is firmly rooted in their brains—which is what makes bees so interesting to brain researchers.”“We, too, are social creatures, after all, and scientists suspect that certain neuronal circuits have changed very little over the course of evolution.”“It’s likely they need to possess greater thinking capacity in order to compete with rivals in the swarm.”
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the most likely reason for including information about the Smithsonian laboratory in Panama?to emphasize the results of a major study about beesto illustrate why biologists should conduct bee researchto point out that biologists still know very little about locust brainsto provide evidence that other countries are performing studies of locust brains
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe information in the last paragraph suggests that the author believes which of the following?the study of moths will reveal changes in insect brainsthe study of moths can provide ways to enhance technologymoth research will teach scientists more about the human brainscientists should develop more advanced methods of moth research
- 7. Multiple ChoiceRead the following sentences from the article.
"This precision landing requires perfect coordination of all its muscles. The fly’s swinging motion also needs to be calculated, which means information shoots through its body in the space of milliseconds. Not even an autopilot system controlled by a high-tech computer could carry out such a maneuver."
How do these sentences develop a key concept of the article?by demonstrating how carefully a fly must target its landing placeby revealing the difficulty of conducting research on how a fly landsby illustrating the complexity of the process a fly’s brain must controlby explaining how rapidly the fly’s landing occurs after it makes a loop - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags