Question

termites are insects that live in colonies. in a colony, the king and a queen are responsible for reproduction. workers spend most of their time caring for the other termites and building the nest. soldiers protect the nest from attacks. the organization of the termite colony is an example of which benefit of social behavior?

• foraging
• protection
• reproduction
• division of labor

Explanation:

The termite colony has different roles: king/queen (reproduction), workers (caring/building), soldiers (protection). This specialization of tasks is division of labor. Foraging is about finding food (not here), protection is just soldiers’ role (not the whole organization), reproduction is just king/queen (not the colony’s organization). So the colony’s organization shows division of labor.

Answer:

division of labor (the option with "division of labor" text)