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Here’s your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by royal jelly.

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Whether it’s on toast, bagels, crackers, or candy crush you’ll eat like a queen.

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Here’s a passage about honey bee communication.

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It’s all the buzz right now.

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“Which of the following is NOT a chemical represented in a peak in Figure A?”

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And here are the potential answers...

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Figure A, being the top half of the chart we just saw, has 4 main peaks.

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The end of the passage describes what each of those peaks represents,

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so it should just be a simple matter of matching them.

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So let's go.

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Option A: Z-9-tricosene <<try-co-zeen>>. Try-co-say that 5 times fast.

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Looking back at our list in the passage, it’s definitely in there. Sorry, A.

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Option B: Tricosane. Try-co-say… okay, sorry.

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Looks like tricosane is in the passage, too.

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So long, B.

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Option C: Z-9-pentacosene <<pen-tuh-CO-zeen>>.

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Yeah, that’s there too. That just leaves…

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<<interrupted by screeching hawk>> Oh goodness. I hope he’s okay.

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Option D: Pentatricosane <<pen-tuh-try-CO-sane>>.

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In the passage we see the similar-sounding pentacosane <<pen-tuh-CO-sane>>.

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Not the same, though.

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That means our answer is D. <<distant hawk screech>>

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Aaaand it’s time to get out of here.

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