bees

Question 1

what are the four levels of sociability?

Answer 1

-solitary
-communal
-quasisocal
-eusocial

Question 2

solitary

Answer 2

animals do not associate except for courtship and mating

Question 3

communal

Answer 3

animals share nests with others for the same generation but do not cooperate to raise young

Question 4

animals cohabit and cooperatively rear young

Answer 4

quasisocial

Question 5

eusocial

Answer 5

animals have overlapping adult generations, share in the care of young and have a division of reproductive labor (only some reproduce)

Question 6

differences in behavior and physiology between castes of bees are based on differences in ….

Answer 6

gene expression

Question 7

drone

Answer 7

-male honey bees
-primarly serve for mating purposes then die
-life expectancy: 90 days
-no stinger
-do not gather nectar or pollen

Question 8

drones are produced from ___ eggs

Answer 8

unfertilized eggs

Question 9

worker function

Answer 9

-female
-raise sisters and future queens,
-forage nectar and pollen to bring back to the hive

Question 10

workers are produced from ___ eggs and are fed ___

Answer 10

-fertilized diploid eggs
-bee bread

Question 11

life expectancy of workers

Answer 11

5-6 weeks; except wintering

Question 12

queen bee

Answer 12

big bee with fully developed system

Question 13

how are queen bees produced?

Answer 13

workers feed royal jelly in special queen cups

Question 14

what is the function of a queen bee?

Answer 14

serve as a reproducer
-fly out during good weather to mate with drones

Question 15

life expectancy of a queen bee

Answer 15

5 years

Question 16

what occurs during the spring?

Answer 16

-when flowers are abundant, the queen lays fertilized eggs to increase workforce

Question 17

bee numbers are high and food is being stored during the

Answer 17

early summer

Question 18

late summer

Answer 18

-workers construct new queen bees
-increased flood supply, stored provisions, and high populations lead to swarming

Question 19

swarming

Answer 19

old queen, workers and some drones leave the hive to find a new habitat

Question 20

bees communicate through

Answer 20

waggle dance

Question 21

in the original habitat..

Answer 21

new queens emerge and fight for dominance

Question 22

in the fall: when flood supply is low, drones are

Answer 22

expelled