PATHOLOGY MCQ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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When an ant in a colony dies, the live ants will throw the dead ant out of the anthill. If a live ant from the colony, ant X, is sprayed with a chemical characteristic of dead ants, the live ants will repeatedly throw this ant out of the anthill until they can no longer detect the chemical on ant X. What is the best explanation for this behavior?
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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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Explanation:
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