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Male produce sperms by mitosis in _______________.

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  1. Periplaneta americana

  2. Apis mellifera

  3. Drosophila melanogaster

  4. Lepisma

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
In organisms which have haploid males (such as honeybees, Apis mellifera), there is a variation of meiosis during spermatogenesis. The meiosis-I is abortive i.e. the chromosomal events such as crossover and separation of homologous chromosomes, do not happen. However, some cytological changes do happen which is described by Sharma et al (1961) as "simulation of the normal meiosis I". This is followed by meiosis II (which is mechanistically same as mitosis). So, basically there is no halving of the number of chromosomes and the gametes are also haploid.

So, the correct answer is 'Apis mellifera'.

Which one shows arrhenotoky in development?

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  1. Pumea

  2. Drosophila

  3. Apis

  4. Bonellia

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
In most honey bees, unfertilized eggs develop into haploid males via arrhenotokous parthenogenesis. The Cape honey bee (Apis mellifera capensis) is different. Although mated queens always produce females sexually, if workers lay unfertilized eggs the eggs develop into diploid females via thelytokous parthenogenesis.

So, the correct answer is 'Apis'.

Male Honey Bee is?

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  1. Deficient in one chromosome

  2. Haploid

  3. Parthenote

  4. Both B and C

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Correct Option: A

Best aquarium is located at :

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  1. Vishakhapatnam

  2. Chennai

  3. Tarapur, Mumbai

  4. Z.S.I. Calcutta

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Correct Option: C

Stage of fish when mouth is absent, is :

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  1. Hatchling

  2. Fry

  3. Fingerling

  4. Spawn

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Correct Option: A

Hypophysation is done in major carps :

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  1. To increase size

  2. To increase their growth

  3. To cause breeding in fisheries

  4. To increase their palatability

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Correct Option: C

Fin rot of fish is caused by :

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  1. Aeromonas

  2. Pseudomonas

  3. Both A and B

  4. Branchiomyces

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Correct Option: C

Given below are the characteristics of ''X''. Which of the following is ''X''?
i.   Build the hive
ii.  Collect nectar and pollen
iii. Clean the cells and protect the hive

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  1. Queen bee

  2. Worker bee

  3. Drone

  4. Male bee

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The worker bees are called as nurse or housekeepers. They help in building the hives and protect it from predatory animals. The function of worker bees is to take care of the hives and the young bees. They help in pollination as while collecting the nectar they transfer pollen between flowers. Thus the correct answer is option B. 

Which among the following is secondary product of honey bee?

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  1. Bee wax

  2. Propolis

  3. Honey

  4. Pollen

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The best known primary products of beekeeping are honey and wax, but pollen, propolis, royal jelly, venom, queens, bees and their larvae are also marketable primary bee products. Most of these products can be consumed as they are produced by the bees. There are additional uses where bee products are an ingredient of another product. 

So the correct answer should be 'option B and D".

If the food source is in the opposite direction of sun and distance from the hive is 85 meters, then scout worker bee will convey this information by

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  1. Round dance

  2. Straight dance

  3. Tail wagging dance - upward

  4. Tail wagging dance - downward

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A scout worker honey bee performs a waggle dance to convey the information to the rest of the hive about the food source. The direction the bee moves in relation to the hive. This indicates the direction of food with respect to direction of sun. If it moves vertically and upward, the source is directly towards the Sun. If it moves vertically and downward, the source of food is in opposite direction of sun. The duration of the tail wagging dance signifies the distance.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Tail wagging dance - downward.'