Question

Which statement is correct:

• A. indica is largest wild honey bee
• B. Wax is waste material of honey bee
• C. C.V. Frisch discovered the transmission methods in honey bee
• D. Drone of honey bee is diploid

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

C.V. Frisch discovered the transmission methods in honey bee

Answer 2

Statement (A) is incorrect because Apis dorsata laboriosa, not Apis indica (the Himalayan honey bee), is the world's largest honey bee.

Statement (B) is incorrect as beeswax is not a waste material; instead, it is produced by specialized wax glands in the bee's abdomen and is used for constructing honeybee hives.

Statement (C) is correct since Frisch made significant discoveries about the transmission methods in honeybees, particularly their waggle dance.

Statement (D) is incorrect because drones of the honey bee are haploid and not diploid. They develop parthenogenetically from unfertilized eggs.

So, the correct option is (C): C.V. Fritsch discovered the transmission methods in honey bee.