The best evidence that staghorn ferns are most likely eusocial is provided by option C: "These ferns appear to form a complex society made up of interdependent groups." This quotation directly indicates the social structure and interdependence that aligns with the characteristics of eusocial organisms.
Which quotation from the article provides the best evidence that staghorn ferns are most likely eusocial?A. "A mass of strange ferns embraces a trunk high among the treetops. They look like a giant tangle of floppy, green antlers." (Paragraph 1)B. "Eusocial has been used to describe certain societies of insects and crustaceans, along with two species of mole rats." (Paragraph 7)C. "These ferns appear to form a complex society made up of interdependent groups." (Paragraph 8)D. "Ferns reproduce via spores, which form on the underside of leaf-like fronds." (Paragraph 9)
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