2. morphology and life cycle of the honey bee

Question 1

what genitals does a queen have

Answer 1

1. set of ovaries
2. spermatheca - stores sperm after mating

Question 2

the sting of the queen

Answer 2

not barbed like a workers sting

Question 3

what does the queen lack

Answer 3

lacks the glands that produce beewax ( wax gland)

Question 4

how many eggs can a queen lay per day

Answer 4

nearly 2000 eggs per day

Question 5

what is queen substance

Answer 5

pheromones that regulate behaviour of workers

Question 6

how long can a queen live for

Answer 6

up to 5 years

Question 7

what sex are drone bees

Answer 7

male

Question 8

How do drones develop

Answer 8

from an unfertilized egg with one set of chromosome

Question 9

stinger of drone bees

Answer 9

they have no stinger

Question 10

when are drones not a few hundreds in a colony?

Answer 10

autumn and winter

Question 11

when are the drones forced out of hive?

Answer 11

in autumn

Question 12

what is the function of drone bees

Answer 12

mate with virgin queens and die

Question 13

what sex are worker bees

Answer 13

female

Question 14

how can you tell if its a worker bee

Answer 14

smaller than queen and drones about 15mm in length

Question 15

are workers fertile

Answer 15

not fertile and do not lay eggs

Question 16

morphological specialization of worker bees

Answer 16

pollen basket
abdominal glands producing beewax
brood feeding glands aka royal jelly
sting with barbs

Question 17

task of worker bees 1-3 days

Answer 17

cleaning of cells

Question 18

task of worker bees 3-6 days

Answer 18

feeding older larvae

Question 19

task of worker bees 7-11 days

Answer 19

feeding younger larvae

Question 20

task of worker bees 12-17 days

Answer 20

comb construction from wax

Question 21

task of worker bees 18-21 days-

Answer 21

gardening defending functions

Question 22

task of worker bees from the 22nd day

Answer 22

foraging for pollen and nectar

Question 23

how long do worker bees live in summer

Answer 23

4-6 weeks

Question 24

how long do worker bees live in winter

Answer 24

4-5 months

Question 25

eyes:

Answer 25

3 ocelli 2 oculus compositus

Question 26

*how many eyes do drones have*

Answer 26

9500

Question 27

*how many eyes do other bees have*

Answer 27

4500

Question 28

*vision of bees*

Answer 28

they can detect UV light but not the colour red

Question 29

how is the mouth part?

Answer 29

chewing-lapping mouthparts tipped with a spoon-shaped Glossa

Question 30

*in which bees are proboscis the longest*

Answer 30

in workers

Question 31

*how many pairs of wings do they have*

Answer 31

2 pairs

Question 32

*what is the first segment in abdomen*

Answer 32

1. Digestive tube 2. honey vesicle 3. honey crop 4. proventriculus 5. true stomach 6. hindgut

Question 33

the honey crop

Answer 33

stores nectar without digesting it

Question 34

proventriculus (muscular valve)

Answer 34

closed to prevent nectar from passing into stomach

Question 35

the true stomach

Answer 35

- primary digestion site for pollen and nectar - twice the length of the bees body and is curled

Question 36

*Exceretion system*

Answer 36

Malphigian tubes (150)

Question 37

the hindgut

Answer 37

composed of intestines and rectum

Question 38

how many spiracles do bees have

Answer 38

3 pairs

Question 39

how many chambers does a bee have in the heart

Answer 39

5 chambers plus an aorta

Question 40

*do bees have blood coagulation*

Answer 40

no

Question 41

what kind of glands do larvae have

Answer 41

only labial/spinning glands so NO hypopharyngeal glands

Question 42

in which bees can you find hypopharyngeal glands

Answer 42

only in workers - most active in young bees to make royal jelly

Question 43

what gland does the queen have

Answer 43

queen mandibular gland which produces queen products

Question 44

purpose of rectal glands

Answer 44

regulation of water content of feces

Question 45

what are nasonov/odour glands

Answer 45

signals location used by guard bees

Question 46

in which bees can we find dofour glands

Answer 46

only in females - queen and workers

Question 47

*what is honeybees venom known as*

Answer 47

apitoxin

Question 48

what is the alarm pheromone

Answer 48

koschevnikov gland - released when a bee stings another animal to attract the other bees to the location

Question 49

drone mandicular pheromone

Answer 49

attracts other flying drones to suitable site for mating with virgin queens

Question 50

what is dufours gland pheromone

Answer 50

allows worker bees to distinguish b/w eggs laid by the queen

Question 51

what is footprint pheromone

Answer 51

left by bees when they walk

Question 52

what is forager pheromone

Answer 52

released by older forager bees to slow maturing of nurse bee

Question 53

what is nasonov pheromone

Answer 53

emitted by works used for orientation and recruitment

Question 54

*what is on the end of the female bees abdomen*

Answer 54

ovipositor - stinger

Question 55

*life cycle of a bee*

Answer 55

holometamorphosis

Question 56

what do diploid eggs become

Answer 56

queens or workers

Question 57

what do haploid eggs become

Answer 57

drones

Question 58

*how many larval stages does a bee have*

Answer 58

5 stages

Question 59

*how long does it take for a queen to mature*

Answer 59

16 days (3 + 5 + 8 )

Question 60

*how long does is take a worker bee to mature*

Answer 60

21 days (3 + 6 + 12)

Question 61

*how long does it take a drone bee to mature*

Answer 61

24 days ( 3 + 7 + 14)