Responses to the Environment

AP Biology· difficulty 3/5

Top of hive (vertical surface) straight run = waggle direction angle from vertical = direction relative to sun

A honeybee performs a waggle dance with the straight run pointing 30 degrees right of vertical. This communicates:

  • A

    The food source is 30 degrees right of the sun's azimuth

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  • B

    The dance is unrelated to direction

  • C

    The food is at exactly 30 m distance

  • D

    The food source is 30 degrees south of the hive

Explanation

The angle of the waggle run relative to vertical encodes the direction of food relative to the sun's azimuth (Karl von Frisch).

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