PrepTest 86, Section 2, Question 19
European wood ants incorporate large quantities of solidified conifer resin into their nests. Conifer resin is a natural disinfectant that has been shown to kill strains of bacteria that can cause disease in wood ants. Thus, the wood ants' use of conifer resin probably came about as a disease-protection measure.
European wood ants incorporate large quantities of solidified conifer resin into their nests. Conifer resin is a natural disinfectant that has been shown to kill strains of bacteria that can cause disease in wood ants. Thus, the wood ants' use of conifer resin probably came about as a disease-protection measure.
European wood ants incorporate large quantities of solidified conifer resin into their nests. Conifer resin is a natural disinfectant that has been shown to kill strains of bacteria that can cause disease in wood ants. Thus, the wood ants' use of conifer resin probably came about as a disease-protection measure.
European wood ants incorporate large quantities of solidified conifer resin into their nests. Conifer resin is a natural disinfectant that has been shown to kill strains of bacteria that can cause disease in wood ants. Thus, the wood ants' use of conifer resin probably came about as a disease-protection measure.
Which one of the following would be most useful to know in order to evaluate the strength of the argument?
whether conifer resin retains its disinfectant properties over very long periods of time
whether the nests of European wood ants generally contain more conifer resin at some times of the year than at others
whether any ant species other than European wood ants use conifer resin in their nests
whether the use of conifer resin affords structural benefits to European wood ants' nests
whether the disinfectant properties of conifer resin evolved as a disease-protection measure for conifer trees
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