Self-paced
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Summary
Many insects die soon after reproducing the first time.
Some insects live for years after reproducing the first time. Some of these insects that live for a longer time help the ecosystem. Bees are one example of these beneficial insects.
Very Strongly Supported Conclusions
At least some bees do not die soon after reproducing for the first time.
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a
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We don’t know what insect populations find to be the most important goal. We might have enough to say they want to reproduce. But we don’t know that this is the most important goal for insects.
b
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We don’t know about comparative likelihood of death after reproduction. We know some bees die soon after, and some don’t. We don’t know what kind of insect is more likely to be a kind that dies soon after vs. later.
c
Most bees live ████ ██████ ███ █████ ██ ███ ██████████ ████ ███████ █████
We know that bees live for “years after the next generation has been secured.” But we don’t know whether this is “well beyond the onset of the generation that follows.” Maybe bees die very soon into the next geneneration’s life. This can still be “years after the next generation has been secured.”
d
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Strongly supported, because we know bees are among the insects that live for years after reproducing for the first time. So some bees do not die soon after reproducing for the first time.
e
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We don’t know what proportion of insects are self-sufficient after hatching.