Termites are a diploid eusocial species in which a colony's queen and king produce both sons and daughters through sexual reproduction. What evolutionary reasons may explain why workers forgo reproduction unless the king or queen dies?
Termites are a diploid eusocial species in which a colony's queen and king produce both sons and daughters through sexual reproduction. What evolutionary reasons may explain why workers forgo reproduction unless the king or queen dies?
Chapter39: Animal Behavior
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![Termites are a diploid eusocial species in which a colony's queen and king produce both sons and
daughters through sexual reproduction. What evolutionary reasons may explain why workers forgo
reproduction unless the king or queen dies?
O Workers have a higher direct fitness than kings and queens.
Workers that leave the home colony are unlikely to establish a new colony.
O Workers increase their indirect fitness by contributing to the survival of their siblings.
O Workers are more closely related to their siblings than they are to their own offspring.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F2d2a894b-5d23-4d74-addb-138aa024bb4a%2F3c34f4fd-0ff2-4585-8003-9aefb654eb3e%2Ftn5s345_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Termites are a diploid eusocial species in which a colony's queen and king produce both sons and
daughters through sexual reproduction. What evolutionary reasons may explain why workers forgo
reproduction unless the king or queen dies?
O Workers have a higher direct fitness than kings and queens.
Workers that leave the home colony are unlikely to establish a new colony.
O Workers increase their indirect fitness by contributing to the survival of their siblings.
O Workers are more closely related to their siblings than they are to their own offspring.
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