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← Nature & AnimalsWhich outcome impairs a honeybee colony when food source distance exceeds the dance's reliable range?
A)Increased predator avoidance effectiveness
B)Elevated egg laying acceleration
C)Suboptimal resource allocation efficiency✓
D)Enhanced thermoregulation effectiveness
💡 Explanation
Inaccurate distance coding disrupts foraging because the waggle dance spatial orientation mechanism misdirects bees beyond feasible energy expenditure, therefore colonies suffer resource scarcity rather than optimized harvesting, since they cannot reach the communicated food.
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