Honeybees

Question 1

what insect family do bees belong to?

Answer 1

hymenoptera ‘membranous wing’

Question 2

divergence of bees is closely linked to what event that happened 100M years ago?

Answer 2

flowering of plants

Question 3

what is found on the oiter surface of bees hind leg, used to collect pollen

Answer 3

corbicula

Question 4

characteristics of honeybees

Answer 4

social, evolved to live in colonies
able to produce honey that they ferment to feed their colony in unfavourable conditions

Question 5

honeybees classified in which genus-

Answer 5

Apis

Question 6

most common Apis genus used in beekeeping

Answer 6

Apis Mellifera

Question 7

what are the 3 types of caste of bee

Answer 7

worked (infertile female)
queen (fertile female)
drone (fertile male)

Question 8

role of queen

Answer 8

lay eggs

Question 9

role of drones

Answer 9

mate with queen

Question 10

role of worker

Answer 10

all tasks required for colony survival except repro

Question 11

nest of bees constructed from what material?

Answer 11

wax

Question 12

what do bees store in nests?

Answer 12

• brood (eggs, larvae, pupae)
• nectar/honey
• pollen
• water (occasionally)

Question 13

true or false, honeybees have no internal skeleton

Answer 13

true

Question 14

main component of hardened plates found within bees

Answer 14

chitin (similar to keratin that makes up our hair and nails)

Question 15

plates within bees covered with layer of wax to prevent what?

Answer 15

dehydration

Question 16

bees body is made up of what three regions?

Answer 16

head
thorax
abdomen

Question 17

how many neurones do bees brain contain

Answer 17

960,000

Question 18

how many ganglia found within bee brain

Answer 18

7