10 Marks Flashcards
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Name one EXOCRINE gland in the head of a bee.
Mandibular
Hypopharyngeal
Termite
Nasanov
Where does the queen store sperm?
Spermatheca
What name is given to the individual elements of the compound eye?
Ommatidium
What’s the function of the MICROPYLE?
Allow male gametes to enter the egg
What’s the name of the valves of the bees heart?
Ostia
Where is the fibular found?
Legs
How many ANNULI are there in the FLAGELLUM of a worker bee?
10
Where are the HAMULI to be found?
Wings
What is produced at the TERGUM of A7 on a worker bee?
Nasanov pheromone
What is the function of the MALPIGHIAN TUBULES?
Store waste
How many MALPIGHIAN TUBULES does a larva have?
4
Where on the honey bees body is the arolium?
Foot
Where are the umbrella values located on the honey bee?
Sting
How many OSTIA does the honey bee heart have?
5 pairs
Name the alarm pheromone not produced in the sting.
Mandibular
2 heptanone
Name one muscle which powers flight.
Dorsoventral
Longitudinal
What is an ENDOCRINE gland?
Excrete internal hormones
What is an exocrine gland?
Excrete external hormones
Name the storage organs for sperm in the drone.
Vesiculae seminales
Which gland produces melittin?
Venom gland.
Name an enzyme that is added to the nectar by the foraging bee from the hypopharyngeal gland.
Amylase
Name the value at the anterior of the ventriculus.
Proventriculus
Precisely where on the bee is the labellum (flabellum) located?
End of the proboscis
How many pairs of spiracles does an adult bee have?
10
Juvenile hormone is secreted by what organ?
Corpora Allata
Name one type of flight muscle.
Dorsoventral
Longitudinal
How many ocelli does the queen have?
3
Where in the bee is the ARNHART gland?
Feet
5tarsome of each leg
Name the hard substance which gives the cuticle of the bee it’s dark colour.
Sclerotin
Which section of the hind leg if the worker carries the Corbicular?
Tibia
Name the enzyme that breaks down starch
Amylase
Distase