Asked by Samantha Dopson on Jun 13, 2024
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What type of animals live in a multigenerational family group in which sterile workers carry out all tasks essential to the group's welfare, while other members of the group produce offspring?
A) selfish herd
B) eusocial animals
C) dominance hierarchies
D) social animals
E) monogamous animals
Eusocial Animals
Animals that live in complex social structures, including cooperative care of the young, division of labor, and, often, overlapping generations within a colony.
Multigenerational
Involving or affecting several generations of a family or species.
Sterile Workers
In social insects (like ants, bees, and termites), these are individuals that do not reproduce but work for the colony by performing tasks such as foraging, building, or defending.
- Distinguish between different social structures in animal communities.
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Learning Objectives
- Distinguish between different social structures in animal communities.
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