CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND
ENDOCRINE
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Question
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The ants are responding to a chromosomal mutation in ant X.
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The chemical is exhibiting a feedback mechanism.
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The live ants must continue this behavior until they have eliminated ant X.
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The chemical acts as a stimulus for a particular behavior.
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Detailed explanation-1: -When ants see a dead ant they carry their dead bodies out of the ant nest and get rid of it in the midden. The midden is a pile, it is like a dumpster which also acts as a cemetery. Worker ants move the body of a dead ant to prevent contamination of queen ants.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ant colonies have specialised undertakers for the task. They usually carry their dead to a sort of graveyard or take them to a dedicated tomb within the nest. Some ants bury their dead. This strategy is also adopted by termites forming a new colony when they can’t afford the luxury of corpse carriers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Workers serve as undertakers in mature ant colonies, removing dead individuals and carrying them to a trash pile either far away or in a specialized chamber of the nest. In certain species, they will bury the corpse instead.