Correct Answer - Option 4 : 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
Explanation:
In the colony of ants, work is assigned as
| 1 |
Lays eggs |
b |
Queen Ant |
| 2 |
Care for eggs |
c |
Labour Ant |
| 3 |
Care for the colony and save eggs from enemies |
a |
Soldier Ant |
Ants have separate castes, which are groups of ants that complete a certain duty.
Ant castes are queens, workers/labour and soldier. The queen ant lays eggs.
Queen Ant
- Queen ants are usually the biggest ants in the colony.
- A colony of ants can contain more than one queen, but this depends on what species it is.
Worker/labour Ants
- While the queen lays eggs, the workers do tasks that help the colony of ants survives.
- The worker/labour ants are female ants and most of them stay in the ant nest and complete tasks like tending to the young.
- In the colony, worker ants can have different roles.
- Worker/labour ants also clean the eggs and usually feed the larvae.
Soldier Ant
- The soldiers of army ants are larger than the workers, and they have much larger mandibles than the worker class of ants.
- With older soldiers possessing larger heads and stronger mandibles than the younger ones.
- They protect the colony, eggs from enemies and help carry the heaviest loads of prey to the colony bivouac.
