A female aphid reproduces parthenogenetically to create a colony of 10 clones of herself. Five of these individuals become "soldiers" and do not reproduce; instead, they defend the other five reproductive individuals from predatory insects. How many of its siblings would a soldier have to save from predators in order not to suffer a net loss of fitness?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
D) 8
E) 16
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