Section A Flashcards
Name the hooks on the rear wings of the honey bee
Hamuli
Where does gaseous exchange occur in the honey bee
Tracheoles
Haemolymph
What is the name given to the valves of the bee’s heart
Ostia
Name the large muscles that enable the bee to fly
Indirect Flight Muscles
Dorsoventral muscles in the mesothorax (largest ones)
Longitudinal muscles attached to the mesoscutum
How many pairs of spiracles does an adult bee have
10 (ten)
What is the function of the sensilla basiconica
Taste
Name an organ which is normally smaller in summer bees than in winter bees
Fat Body
Which section of the hind leg of the worker honey bee carries the corbicula
Tibia
What is produced at the tergum of A7 on a worker bee
Nasonov Pheromone from Nasonov Gland
Name the active constituent of the alarm pheromone released when the sting is extended
Isopentyl acetate
Waste passes through the rectum then is expelled through the anus which empties out through abdominal segment number ___.
10
The valve at the anterior end of the ventriculus is called the _______ .
Proventriculus
Which of the following is not a function of the haemolymph?
Transport of Pheromones
The dorsal and ventral diaphragms are connected to the ________ of the tergites and sternites
Apodemes
The only spiracle pair that does not have a valve to open and close it, is located in:
T2
How many air sacs are there in the head?
3 Pairs
Tracheoles can be as small as:
0.1 micron
Digestion is primarily performed by enzymes
True
The ____ in the ____ diffuses into the haemolymph and then into the _____ .
Oxygen
Traceoles
Cells
The two parts of the haemolymph are
____ and _____ .
Plasma
Haemocytes
What is the term used to describe moulting in honey bee larvae
Apolysis
How many malpighian tubules are there in a honey bee larva
4 (Four)
What does the term proximal mean
Nearer to the centre (trunk of the body) or
to the point of attachment to the body
Name the large muscles that enable the bee to fly
Dorsoventral
Longitudinal