Distinguish between learned behaviour and innate behaviour.

Evaluate how the data supports the hypothesis that honeybees are able to learn to use cues to find the path through new mazes.

Suggest an advantage of such behaviour.

Not necessary to answer within a table.

a. trained bees made few mistakes/were successful ✔

b. trained bees could use cues on two different mazes so able to remember «overtime»
OR
bees who did well on training maze continued to do well on other mazes ✔

c. «approximately» same percentage/frequency of successful bees on training and other two mazes ✔

d. most control/untrained bees unable to find path through maze without mistakes
OR
most control/untrained bees always made mistakes ✔

[Source: reprinted from Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 72, S.W. Zhang et al, Honeybee Memory: Navigation by Associative Grouping and Recall of Visual Stimuli, 180–201, Copyright 1999, with permission from Elsevier]

Accept converse statements.

a. return to flowers with nectar
OR
«more chance» to obtain food ✔

b. increases chances of survival «if they can learn directions to and from food» ✔

Most produced correct answers, but some had difficulties pairing distinctions of the same type.

Most did well on evaluating the data, but it was more difficult for some to suggest an advantage of the behaviour and apply it to the bees.

Most did well on evaluating the data, but it was more difficult for some to suggest an advantage of the behaviour and apply it to the bees.