Critical Reasoning

When bees build a new hive composed of hexagonal honeycomb "rooms," they must build precisely the correct number to house the population of bees that will immediately inhabit the new hive. If there are too few rooms, some younger bees would be displaced and would freeze or starve outside the hive. If there are too many rooms, some bees would instinctively fight to the death to conquer the extra space.

Which of the following conclusions can correctly be inferred from this data?

A
From the bees' hive-building behavior, the number of rooms in the largest hive that a particular colony of bees could build can theoretically be determined.

B
Trees on which hives are built have no properties that can affect the number of rooms of the hive built on them.


C
Bees learn how many rooms can be built in a hive from experience.
D
Building too many rooms in the hive would kill bees more quickly than building too few.
deaths.
E
Builder bees determine the number of rooms to be built by the chemical scent of individual resident bees.

Answer is A.

The statement mentions how the number of rooms in the beehive,be made very precise.So the first option can be inferred as we can conclude that number of the room in the largest hive can be predicated by observing the building behavior of the bees.Option B can be ruled out as irrelevant,as nothing is being said about the trees.We can say that option C is also close but it still cannot be inferred clearly from the passage if experience is a big factor or not.
Option D is clearly wrong and E can be ruled out as well.

If you have any other answer or argument ,let me know

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Christopher Morley

Hi,

I am going to go with D on this one. The rationale is that they instinctively fight to death immediately upon inhabiting the new hive. If they have less rooms the younger bees will be displaced and then would freeze or starve (basically the elements have to take over). Hence it is a slower process.

Regards
Anup

IMO D... as it is mentioned in the argument that if there are more spaces available they will fight each other instinctively, resulting in deaths.

OA pls?

HI manpreet ,

YOu r correct ! The ans iS A & for all the reasons u have mentioned.

I have to say - I need a bit more on this. Can we have the official explanation on the same?

Regards
Anup

IMO A by POE


A From the bees' hive-building behavior, the number of rooms in the largest hive that a particular colony of bees could build can theoretically be determined. - Hold

B Trees on which hives are built have no properties that can affect the number of rooms of the hive built on them. - Irrelevant- Tree not mentioned

C Bees learn how many rooms can be built in a hive from experience. - Not mentioned

D Building too many rooms in the hive would kill bees more quickly than building too few.
deaths. - Comparison not mentioned

E Builder bees determine the number of rooms to be built by the chemical scent of individual resident bees. - Not mentioned

time for the experts

Answer will be A

A From the bees' hive-building behavior, the number of rooms in the largest hive that a particular colony of bees could build can theoretically be determined. - One can always learn from seeing how they build

B Trees on which hives are built have no properties that can affect the number of rooms of the hive built on them. - Irrelevant- Tree not mentioned

C Bees learn how many rooms can be built in a hive from experience. - Nothing has been said bout expericence

D Building too many rooms in the hive would kill bees more quickly than building too few.
deaths. - Comparison not mentioned

E Builder bees determine the number of rooms to be built by the chemical scent of individual resident bees. - Nothing has been mentioned bout chemical scent