Context: Animals often behave in certain ways that can increase their reproductive success. Read the passage about a specific animal behavior. Then, follow the instructions below.

European earwigs are small insects that raise their offspring in cool, moist soil. After earwigs mate, females lay their eggs in underground nests. Females often groom, or clean, their eggs. The females lick their eggs and turn them over in the nest to groom them.
When female earwigs groom eggs, the eggs hatch more often. This is because grooming helps to remove mold from the surface of the eggs. Mold often lives in the soil around the nest and can infect and kill the eggs.
Figure: a female European earwig caring for her eggs.
Why might grooming eggs increase the reproductive success of a female European earwig? Complete the claim below that answers this question and is best supported by the passage.
Grooming eggs increases the chances that ().
A. the female will spend time near her offspring
B. the female will produce more eggs
C. the female's offspring will survive
From the given choices, pick the correct answer and respond by indicating the letter of the correct option.

C