Question

Select the correct statements regarding honeybees.

(i) The queen bee and the worker bees develop from fertilised eggs and are sexually females.

(ii) Males (drones) develop parthenogenetically from unfertilised eggs.

(iii) Male honeybees produce sperms by mitosis.

• A. (i) and (ii) only
• B. (ii) and (iii) only
• C. (i) and (iii) only
• D. (i), (ii) and (iii)

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

d

Answer 2

Honeybees exhibit haplodiploidy. Females (queen and worker bees) are diploid, developing from fertilized eggs. Males (drones) are haploid, developing from unfertilized eggs via parthenogenesis. Diploid female bees produce haploid eggs through meiosis. Haploid male bees produce haploid sperm through mitosis, as they are already haploid and cannot undergo meiosis to produce haploid gametes.