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Which of the following best captures the 'evolutionary logic' the author uses to explain the extreme self-sacrifice of 'exploding ants'?
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- 1The 'disc-shaped skulls' and 'rupturing bodies' are specialized mutations that evolved to allow worker ants to lead the colony in times of crisis.
- 2Biological fitness is not measured solely by an individual's survival, but by the successful transmission of shared genetic material to the next generation.✓
- 3The altruistic act is a form of 'social insurance' where the surviving workers are expected to reciprocate the sacrifice in future generations.
- 4Individual survival is the primary driver of natural selection, and these ants sacrifice themselves to ensure the queen survives to breed new leaders.
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Biological fitness is not measured solely by an individual's survival, but by the successful transmission of shared genetic material to the next generation.
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