1) Which communication channel is used by ants to communicate? a. The space-move

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1) Which communication channel is used by ants to communicate?

a. The space-movement channel

b. The chemical-olfactory channel

c. The vocal-auditory channel

2) Some birds will attempt to lure potential predators away from a nest with eggs or chicks by pretending to have a broken wing. They will move around on the ground making distress calls as if they are wounded and unable to fly. They will stop this behaviour as soon as the predator is sufficiently far away from the nest to no longer be a threat.

This behaviour is an example of the following Design feature:

Select one:

a. Prevarication

b. Displacement

c. Semanticity

d. Interchangeability

e. Arbitrariness

f. Productivity

g. Grammaticality

h. Learnability

i. Reflexiveness

Explanation / Answer

ANSWER:

1) b. The chemical-olfactory channel

Ants make use of the chemical-olfactory channel of communication. Ants produce chemicals called pheromones, which are released through body glands and received by the tips of the antenna.

2) a.Prevarication

The ability to say false or fictional things is called prevarication.

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