Recent research has shown that von Frisch was not completely correct about the difference between the round dance and waggle dance. The new information suggests that in honeybees, the ________.
A) waggle dance communicates information about the quality of the food
B) round dance communicates direction as well as distance
C) waggle dance communicates the type of food
D) round dance communicates the time of day the food will be available
E) waggle dance communicates the favored food of the hive

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Recent research has shown that the round dance communicates both direction and distance to other bees about a food source. This challenges von Frisch's original findings that only the waggle dance communicated direction while the round dance simply indicated the presence of food. The waggle dance still communicates information about the quality of the food, but it does not communicate the type or favored food of the hive as stated in options A and E. The time of day the food will be available is not communicated through either dance, making option D incorrect.

Recent Research Has Shown That Von Frisch Was Not Completely