Unit 2 Flashcards
queen brood stages
egg -3
larva - 5.5
pupa- 7.5
total - 16
worker brood stages
egg - 3
larva - 6
pupa - 12
total - 21
drone brood stages
egg- 3
larva - 7
pupa - 14
total - 24
egg
contains embryo
cytoplasm + nucleus + yolk
divides many times
cleavage cells become the blastoderm
larva
5 instars (sub-stages)
moulting
fed royal jelly by nurse bees 1st 3 days after hatching
bee bread
pollen and nectar
fed to workers and drones
queens diet
continue to get fed royal jelly past the 3 day mark
pupa
metamorphosis (develop into adults)
ecydysone and juvenile hormone
ecdysone
regulates moulting
juvenile hormone
influences cell division and body differentiation
exoskeleton
composed of hardened plates
protection, support, attachment for organs and muscles, prevents dehydration
3 body segments
head, thorax, abdomen
head
contains sensory and digestive structurea
eyes
3 ocelli
2 compound eyes
ocelli
detect light intensity and may serve for orientation during flight
compound eyes
create images to recognize motion or used for colour vision
mosaic composed images
antennae
sense organs detect odours, CO2, humidity, flavours, temperature, airflow
Johnston organ
mouthparts
mandibles and proboscis