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Typically, crickets are solitary insects. In fact, often crickets will kill and eat other crickets in their territory. Yet, scientists have observed huge communities of crickets migrating to new homes.

Which of the following hypotheses best explains the contrast described above?
A. Some crickets will not kill other crickets in their territories.
B. Crickets migrate to new homes when predators or changing environmental conditions force them to leave.
C. Ants, wasps, and termites are all social insects that move in large groups.
D. The female cricket is more aggressive than the male cricket.
E. A single cricket’s risk of being eaten by a predator is lessened when traveling in a large group.


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Typically, crickets are solitary insects. In fact, often crickets will 12 Aug 2017, 08:44
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Crickets might be moving to new homes due to x reason but why will they move in the group? That is not answered by option B.

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confused between B and E. Please explain.
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confused between B and E. Please explain.


In the premise, we can see that survival is a huge risk for crickets bcos they are hunted down due to being alone,what would explain their sticking together inspite of them being solitary in nature?
I think between B and E, E explains why crickets migrate together(and hence stick together) to new homes. B only states that crickets are forced to LEAVE bcos of predators and turn in environmental conditions.. It doesn't mention why crickets would stay together .
E explains this phenomenon by saying that if crickets stick together, they are safer.
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Exactly:

A. Some crickets will not kill other crickets in their territories. IRR
B. Crickets migrate to new homes when predators or changing environmental conditions force them to leave.
C. Ants, wasps, and termites are all social insects that move in large groups. IRR
D. The female cricket is more aggressive than the male cricket. IRR
E. A single cricket’s risk of being eaten by a predator is lessened when traveling in a large group.

B only says that they migrate but they might migrate alone.

E, on the other hand, points out the advantage of moving in group rather than alone

So, E is the correct one
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Typically, crickets are solitary insects. In fact, often crickets will kill and eat other crickets in their territory. Yet, scientists have observed huge communities of crickets migrating to new homes.

Which of the following hypotheses best explains the contrast described above?
A. Some crickets will not kill other crickets in their territories.
B. Crickets migrate to new homes when predators or changing environmental conditions force them to leave.
C. Ants, wasps, and termites are all social insects that move in large groups.
D. The female cricket is more aggressive than the male cricket.
E. A single cricket’s risk of being eaten by a predator is lessened when travelling in a large group.


Source: McGraw-Hill's GMAT

By eliminating the Option:

1: It's already mentioned in the statement "Typically....insects". Reject
2: Not relevant. Reject
3: Not relevant. Reject
4: Not relevant. Reject
5: Explains why even after chances of getting eaten by fellow cricket, they move in groups to save themselves from external predators.

Bonus: Practise your SC on "Explains why even after chances of getting eaten by fellow cricket, they move in groups to save themselves from external predators" and reply with a potential correct sentence :)
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