"Bees need a great amount of energy because their wings beat at a great speed, about 11,400 times per minute!" In this statement, the part "their wings beat at a great speed, about 11,400 times per minute" is the ________.

A. consequent
B. explanans
C. explanandum
D. chain argument
E. antecedent


Answer: B

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