Question

Provide reasoning to justify your prediction with respect to how the predicted amount of pheromone is beneficial to the worms that are only weakly attracted to the chemical.

Answer 1

The worms that are only weakly attracted to the chemical benefit because they will have longer lifespans

Step-by-step explanation:

Because most of the worms will be attracted to the chemical few will not follow, these will go to another food source and have long lived lifespans because their larvae will be temporarily arrested and the mature ones can get older until the larvae grow up and become competition