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ENVS 2210 MIDTERM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION A+ GRADED Why do bees show/cxpose their Nasonoy gland? - ANS-WWTo release a mating pheromone and to release a hive recognition pheramone In honeybees' diet where do they get mast of their lipids or fats fram? — ANS-Vv pallen A synapse is — ANS-¢Ww region of functional connection between two neurons The wax glands are on — ANS-Wescgments LY to VII Bursicon hormone — ANS-W Wis involyed in the hardening of inseet cuticle Pupa are characteristic of — ANS-v Wall insects Which of the following is in the correct chronological order? — ANS-Wwv nurse, cell cleaner, forager, guard [olometabolous describes: — ANS-WW type of development from egg Lo larva Lo pupa to adult Match the correct letters and numbers: A) Hemimetabolous 3) Holometabolous ©) Amctabolous i) have stages called nymphs ii) metamorphosis proceeds from cgg, larvac, pupa, adult iii) all instars are similar except for the state of maturation of genitalia and reproductive organs iy) the group to which Apis mellifera belongs — y) have a developmental quiescent stage in the life cycle - ANS-WWBii, Biv, Ai. The sperm in mature drones is slored in — ANS-WWspermatheca The body hairs of bees are charactcristically - ANS-WW barbed and sharp and hold pollen loads. Branched and trap pollen? What is a hormone? — ANS-WWan cndocrine sceretion that influences growth, deyclopment, and activity and a chemical used for recognition of hive—mates. Drones and workers of honcybees differ in the relative sizes of their compound cyes and antennae. Which of the following is correct? - ANS-Wwv drones have larger eyes and longer antennae \ honeybee ingests a pollen grain; what is the correct order of its passage in the alimentary tract? — ANS-WeW mouth, ocsophagus, ventriculus, postventriculus, rectum, anus. Muscles that power flight - ANS-Vv Johnston's organ is located inside the... - ANS-WW antenna The wing beat frequency for an Apis worker is about... - ANS-VWW200 cycles/sce which is the frequency of the sound of their buzz? — ANS-WWhall Juyenile hormone — ANS—W Wis important in laryal digestion The regulation of the division of labour in the honeybee colony — ANS-Wwv depends on an interplay of a genetic program and environmental stimult? The worker bees works at the following jobs in the order from first to last - ANS-¥ v cleans, nurses, forages, slores, and guards Queens — ANS-WW Lake several mating [lights and male with several drones over a short period of time What is a pheromone? — ANS-¢VWinterspecific semiochemical which benefits both emitter and receiver Breathing in bees is accomplished by — ANS-WWSpiracular air movements The Sterna: - ANS-WWare located on the ventral side of a bee The stage during which the developing honeybee undergacs the greatest amount of badily reorganization is called —- ANS-VWlarya? The passage of pollen as collected by honeybees and bumble bees is as follows: — ANS-Vv The main factor that differentiates the devclopment of a queen and a worker honeybee is: — ANS-WWv quality of the dict after the first 3 days of larval deyclopment The name of the organ of hancybees (and all insects) that have a function similar to that of kidneys is - ANS-We Malpighian tubules Choose the correct statement that applics to honcybees — ANS-WwvW The hind leg is specialized for pollen packing What is the ventriculus? - ANS-WWIlighly falded part of the gul lor digestion and absorption of food Juyenile hormone — ANS-Wwv controls moulting between larval and adult stages in bees and influences cell division All species in the Genus Apis secrete wax — ANS-Wwv rom the glands on the underside of the abdomen Bees use secretion of the hypopharyngeal glands as —- ANS-WWa food [or all broad Which of the following is NOT TRUI for honeybees? — ANS-Ww the Nasanoy gland is on the abdomen In the honeybee dict what constitutes the major source of protein? —- ANS-¢Vwv pollen 
