Unit 5

Question 1

swarming

Answer 1

queen and workers leave to establish new colony
temperate climate - spring or early summer
tropical climate - dry season

Question 2

factors of swarming

Answer 2

growing pop. 
not enough queen sub. 
heat
genetic predisposition
presence of an old queen

Question 3

signs of swarming

Answer 3

reduce foraging activity
bees accumulate at entrance (beard)
queen cells in brood nest

Question 4

swarm departure

Answer 4

queen reduces egg laying
queen consumes less food
workers gorge on honey
zigzag dances

Question 5

primary swarm

Answer 5

drone, half the worker and old queen

find a final location

Question 6

after swarms

Answer 6

virgin queens

low probability of survival (small)

Question 7

nest selection

Answer 7

begins before swarming

scout bees search

Question 8

absconding

Answer 8

all adult bees leave the hive

Question 9

which species of bees are more likely to swarm

Answer 9

africanized

Question 10

causes of absconding

Answer 10

hunger

frequent disturbances

Question 11

cell

Answer 11

cytoplasm and nucleus

Question 12

cytoplasm

Answer 12

where the vital functions and protein production take place

Question 13

nucleus

Answer 13

central component of a cell

Question 14

female bee chromosome

Answer 14

16 pairs

32 in total

Question 15

X locus

Answer 15

more than 15 alleles (only one is expressed in males, 2 in females)

Question 16

why is it important for queens to have many mates

Answer 16

more sex alleles = more solid brood pattern

Question 17

why should inbreeding be avoided

Answer 17

reduces sex alleles = spotty brood

Question 18

what is a family of bees composed of

Answer 18

subfamilies of half-sisters each fathered by a different drone

Question 19

2 workers of same subfamily

Answer 19

related by 0.75

Question 20

2 workers of different subfamilies

Answer 20

related by 0.25