In which of the following examples has communication occurred? (Check all that apply.)A) A bird gives an alarm call when a hawk approaches, but no other birds are in the area.B) A bird sings from the top of a tree in its territory attracting a female of the same species to it.C) A bird sings from the top of a tree in its territory keeping other birds of the same species from trespassing.D) An ant lays down a trail of pheromones that other ants follow.E) A waggle dancing bee feeds some of the nectar she is carrying to bees attending her dance; they now know what type of flowers she has visited.

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What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

B, C, D, E

Clarify Question
• What is the key concept addressed by the question?
        o The question is asking about situations that involve communication.
• What type of thinking is required?
        o This is an analyze question. You need to look at each choice presented, break it down into its parts, and see if it matches the criteria to count as communication. This is a check all that apply question, which means that there can be more than one correct answer. Examine each choice and see if it fulfills the definition of communication.

Gather Content
• What do you already know about what behavior qualifies as communication? What other information is related to the question? 
        o This question is from the section of the textbook that discusses what defines animal communication and different modes of animal communication. All of the choices are examples of behaviors; you need to select the behaviors that are example of communication.

Choose Answer
• Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
        o There are five choices presented, and all but one are examples, of animal communication. In the first example a bird gives an alarm call but no other birds hears the call, thus no communication took place.

Reflect on Process
• Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?
        o Were you able to select all of the correct choices? You needed to extract the information from the graph and pick the correct choice. The key to this question is the realization that communication needs at least one individual to receive the message.