A) 35 °C (95 °F) B) 50 °C (122 °F) C) 20–22 °C (68–72 °F) D) 22–25 °C (72–77 °F)
A) 35 °C (95 °F) B) 22–25 °C (72–77 °F) C) 7–10 °C (45–50 °F) D) 20–22 °C (68–72 °F)
A) 10 °C (50 °F) range B) 45 °C (113 °F) range C) 30 °C (86 °F) range D) 15 °C (59 °F) range
A) Passive body-temperature regulation B) Regurgitating honey C) Evaporative cooling D) Shivering
A) Shivering B) Evaporative cooling C) Asphyxiation D) Conduction
A) Age and hive size B) Flight distance and wind speed C) Color and honey production D) Caste and expected foraging rewards
A) 35 °C (95 °F) B) 30 °C (86 °F) C) 22–25 °C (72–77 °F) D) 20–22 °C (68–72 °F)
A) Through its mouth B) Through its abdomen C) Through its stinger D) Through its wings
A) Through the abdomen B) Through the head C) Through the wings D) Through the legs
A) A wax particle B) A honeycrop droplet C) Hemolymph bead D) A nectar bubble
A) 22 °C (72 °F) B) 10 °C (18 °F) C) 5 °C (9 °F) D) 35 °C (95 °F)
A) Below 20 °C (68 °F) B) Below 7–10 °C (45–50 °F) C) Below 15 °C (59 °F) D) Below 0 °C (32 °F)
A) Above 38 °C (100 °F) B) Above 50 °C (122 °F) C) Above 45 °C (113 °F) D) Above 30 °C (86 °F)
A) 42 °C (108 °F) B) 35 °C (95 °F) C) 50 °C (122 °F) D) 38 °C (100 °F)
A) Evaporative cooling B) The thermal defense exhibited by Apis cerana C) Thoracic heating D) Shivering
A) Apis mellifera mellifera B) Apis mellifera ligustica C) Apis mellifera cypria D) Apis cerana
A) Through starvation B) Through asphyxiation C) Through venomous stinging D) Through high temperatures
A) Random genetic mutation B) Environmental temperature C) Phenotypic plasticity D) Heritable genotypic differences
A) Phenotypic plasticity differences B) Heritable genotypic differences C) Dietary differences during larval stages D) Gene expression differences
A) Forager B) Drone C) Worker D) Queen
A) Size varies randomly regardless of caste B) Queens are larger C) They are the exact same size D) Workers are larger
A) Thorax B) Head C) Mandible D) Abdomen
A) Unfertilized egg B) Female egg C) Diploid male egg D) Drone egg
A) Mixed pollen and nectar B) Bee bread C) Royal jelly D) Honey only
A) Lipids B) Vitamins C) Flavonoids D) Sugars
A) Nectar mash B) Brood paste C) Hive mix D) Bee bread
A) All larvae equally B) Prospective queens C) Prospective drones D) Prospective workers
A) Five B) Three C) Two D) Four
A) The old queen dies suddenly B) A lack of royal jelly in the hive C) Excessive cold weather in winter D) The hive is filled with honey, leaving little room for new eggs
A) About half B) A small fraction C) All of them D) None of them
A) Supersedure B) Emergency supersedure C) Swarming D) Colony collapse
A) Royal jelly B) Honey stores C) Queen pheromones D) Bee bread
A) Emergency supersedure B) Brood termination C) Standard supersedure D) Natural swarming
A) They are painted with propolis B) They are identical to drone cells C) They are placed outside the hive entirely D) They are built out from comb cells
A) The top of the hive B) The bottom of a frame C) The sides of the entrance D) The center of the honeycomb
A) Upside down B) Diagonally C) Horizontally D) Vertically
A) Head-downward position B) Head-upward position C) Horizontal position D) Rolled into a ball
A) Workers open it for her B) She chews her way out C) It dissolves in royal jelly D) She pushes through the bottom
A) They move the cell to the bottom B) They cap (seal) the cell C) They feed her honey D) They tear down the cell
A) To a distant flower field B) To another established hive C) To the highest tree branch D) To a drone congregation area
A) On a leaf surface B) On the ground C) Inside the hive D) In midair
A) Small wooden sticks B) Flower blossoms C) Worker bees coated in pollen D) Dummy queens with the queen pheromone
A) Only once B) Multiple times C) Never D) Exactly twice
A) Until her spermatheca is full B) Until she runs out of energy C) Until the workers stop her D) Until winter arrives
A) The queen B) The drones C) The foragers D) The workers
A) In the early fall B) During a heavy nectar flow C) In the midsummer D) In the early spring
A) In late winter when the days lengthen B) In mid-autumn C) When the old queen dies D) Only when summer begins
A) Autumn B) Spring C) Winter D) Late summer
A) Over 10,000 eggs B) Over 2,500 eggs C) Over 500 eggs D) Exactly 100 eggs
A) As it is laid in a worker-sized cell B) Only when the workers request it C) After it is placed in a drone cell D) Before it is formed in her body
A) Nectar collected from flowers B) Pollen nutrients C) Royal jelly secreted by workers D) Stored sperm from the spermatheca
A) They develop into new queens B) They are fertilized with extra sperm C) They are left unfertilized D) They are immediately destroyed by workers
A) Twice as many genes B) Half as many genes C) No genes D) The exact same number of genes
A) Drones B) Foragers C) Workers D) Queens
A) Male B) Hermaphrodite C) Female D) Asexual
A) Drone eggs B) Unfertilized, haploid eggs C) Pollen-fed eggs D) Fertilized, diploid eggs
A) Because the queen is occupied solely with reproducing B) Because the queen lives outside the hive C) Because workers outlive the queen by years D) Because workers are stronger than the queen
A) Compete with them for food B) Exile them C) Ignore them completely D) Raise them
A) Leave the hive to become foragers B) Transform into worker bees C) Leave the nest to start their own colony D) Take over the current queen's exact position immediately
A) Defend the swarm site from rain B) Defend the colony C) Defend the drone congregation area D) Defend the flowers from other insects
A) sweet-tasting or nectar-producing B) honey-bearing or honey-carrying C) hive-building or winged D) fast-flying or social
A) Fertile females capable of laying all eggs B) Sterile males that do not forage C) Fully fertile queens in training D) Normally non-reproductive females
A) Fertile egg-laying females B) Sterile workers C) Non-reproductive females D) Fertile males
A) Critically Endangered B) Least Concern C) Extinct in the Wild D) Data Deficient
A) Antarctica B) North America C) Africa D) Asia
A) North America or South America B) Australia or New Zealand C) Africa or Asia D) Antarctica or Europe
A) 31 B) 50 C) 12 D) 7
A) Branch M B) Branch O C) Branch C D) Branch A
A) Branch O B) Branch C C) Branch A D) Branch M
A) Wing venation measurement B) Behavioral observation in deserts C) Mitochondrial DNA analysis D) Pollen tracking analysis
A) Mendel B) Ruttner C) Darwin D) Linnaeus
A) Symbionts B) Ecosystems C) Superorganisms D) Megacolonies
A) Approximately two-thirds B) All of them C) Exactly one-fourth D) Only ten percent
A) Piping B) Swarming C) Foraging D) Dancing
A) Haplodiploidy B) Metamorphosis C) Parthenogenesis exclusively via diploid cells D) Polyploidy
A) 10% B) 90% C) 50% D) 25%
A) Day length B) The arrival of spring rain C) The temperature dropping below freezing D) The appearance of the first drone
A) Plastics toxicity B) Heavy metal toxicity C) Pesticide toxicity D) Radiation toxicity
A) Hibernating for six months B) Producing honey without pollen C) Forming a winter cluster D) Migratory swarming
A) Five B) Two C) Three D) Four
A) Another three days B) Another two weeks C) Another month D) Another week
A) Brood B) Drones C) Larvae D) Nymphs
A) Diploid (female) offspring B) Queen offspring C) Sterile offspring D) Haploid (male) offspring
A) A mutated leg B) A specialized antenna C) An internal gland D) A modified ovipositor
A) Scattered randomly B) Near the center C) Near the entrance D) At the very top
A) All of them B) One-half C) One-quarter D) Three-quarters
A) None B) One-half C) Three-quarters D) One-quarter
A) Kin selection B) Worker policing C) Anarchic syndrome D) Thermoregulation
A) Group starvation B) Anarchic syndrome C) Forced altruism D) Natural selection failure
A) Anarchic syndrome B) Worker policing C) Haploid mutation D) Queen-worker conflict
A) Adenosine triphosphate B) Ribonucleic acid C) 8-Oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine D) Deoxyribonucleic acid
A) Jacobus Biesmeijer B) Charles Darwin C) Gregor Mendel D) Karl von Frisch
A) The vibration dance B) The waggle dance C) The round dance D) The jerking dance
A) Auditory sense B) Visual sense C) Olfactory sense D) Tactile sense
A) No B) Yes C) Only in summer D) Only for close food sources
A) 92% B) 50% C) 64% D) 71%
A) 50% B) 71% C) 92% D) 64%
A) 50% B) 64% C) 71% D) 92%
A) Returning worker bees B) Inactive bees C) Dwarf honey bees D) Experienced foragers
A) Yes B) No C) Only the round dance is effective D) Only the waggle dance is effective |