Small Sprocket Questions

OPEN THE FILE AND READ THE DOCUMENT.  Then respond to the two questions below.

In the world of nature, we can learn a lot about the small sprocket principle from the ant, a small creature. Their highly organized colonies often consist of millions of individual ants, yet they appear to operate as a single entity. They work in teams to move extremely heavy things. They gather food during harvest and store it until the winter months. Without an administrator, they perform specific jobs as workers, soldiers, drones and queens. Yet, when a catastrophe occurs, the ants quickly adapt their duties to overcome the problem.

1. Summarize the characteristics that enable the ant to succeed:

2.  Contrast the ant’s initiative and perseverance with our own human laziness. Why do we often fail to persevere? What prevents our “spinning?”

300 words 

APA format 

Due Wednesday May 29, 2019