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Biology Question on Sex Determination

The honey bee queen copulates only once in life. It can lay both fertilised and unfertilised eggs.

A

If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

B

If both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

C

If Assertion is true but Reason is false.

D

If both Assertion and Reason are false

Answer

If both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

Explanation

Solution

The queen bee copulates only once in its life and sperms are stored in spermatheca. It can lay both fertilised (leads to worker and next queen) and unfertilized (leads to drone) eggs.