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Honey is collected by ................

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  1. Wasp

  2. Housefly

  3. Butterfly

  4. Bees

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Bees visit flowers to collect nectar. With its long tongue, a honeybee extracts the nectar and stores it within its body until it returns to the hive. While inside the bee's body, the nectar combines with special enzymes that change its chemical properties so it becomes ready for extended storage. The honeybee regurgitates the nectar after returning to the hive, and another worker bee will deposit the nectar into a honeycomb. To change the nectar into honey, worker bees hasten the evaporation process by using their wings to fan air around the honeycomb. After the removal of nearly all of the water from the nectar, it becomes honey. At this point, the honeybees secrete a liquid over the honeycomb to seal it. This liquid hardens and becomes beeswax, which keeps moisture and air from reaching the honey.

Which set is of beneficial insects to man?

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  1. Honey bee, lac insect, cochineal insect

  2. Silk worm, honey bee, wasp

  3. Honey bee, silk worm, cockroach

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Although most of the insects are not useful to us and mainly acts as a vector for many diseases like cockroach, houseflies, mosquitoes etc. There are some insects which are beneficial to man as well like honeybees which produces honey, wax etc. Lac insect (kerria lacca) is another helpful insects produces lac which is a natural protein fibre used in textile industry and cochineal insect is another helpful insect which produces red food dye. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option A

Queen bee is adapted for ...........

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  1. Laying eggs

  2. Laying eggs and rearing the young.

  3. Preparing honey

  4. Controlling other bees

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The queen bee is the most valued bee in the whole hive. A queen bee can live for 3-5 years. The main job of queen is to lay eggs. The queen mates only once with several male (drone) bees, and will remain fertile for life. She lays up to 2000 eggs per day. Hence, option A is correct.

The scientist, who was awarded the Noble Prize for decoding bee language is 

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  1. Konrad Lorenz

  2. Carolus Linnaeus

  3. Karl von Frisch

  4. Nikolaas Tinbergen

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Karl von Frisch studied ethology of animal behavior and decoded the bee language for which he received a noble price at the end of 1920's Karl von Frisch pointed out that when bees find nectar in a flower, they fly in a special pattern and perform a kind of dance that shows other bees in the vicinity where to find the nectar.

So, the correct answer is 'Karl von Frisch'

Indias marine fishery resources include ______ km of coastline and the deep seas beyond it

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  1. 7500

  2. 700

  3. 70

  4. 7000

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Correct Option: A

The life span of a honey bee drone is

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  1. 1- 3 months

  2. 3- 4 months

  3. 6 - 7 months

  4. 10 - 12 months

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Drones are the largest bees in the colony present only during late spring and summer and their main function is to fertilize the virgin queen during her mating flight for the progeny. Drones become sexually mature about a week after emerging and die soon after mating. Their presence is believed to be important for normal colony functioning. Drones live for a very short period of about 1 - 2 months.

Honey bee is regarded as a social insect, because

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  1. Bees interact within each other

  2. Makes honey for humans to eat

  3. They have poisnous sting

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • The honey bee represents only a small percent of the whole bee species ever through it is one of the most popular bees.
It is the only surviving group of bees from Apini tribe, which comes under Apis genue.
  • They are known for producing and storing, or liquified sugar, as well as  building impressively long needs using,  was secreted by workers in a particular colony.
  • They are called a social insect becomes it lives in a colony or community with other individuals of the same species.
  • Honey bees measure about $15\ mm$ light and are light brown in colour. Their body is segmented: stinger, legs, antenna, their segments of thorax and six visible segments of abdomen.
  • In honey bees, the drones (males) are entirely derived from the given, this mother. The diploid given has $32$ chromosomes and diploid drones $16$ chromosomes.
  • Workes lay an unfertilised egg. Batches of works bees are short-lived and are constantly being replaced by the next batch, so this kin selection is possible a strategy to ensure the proper working of hive.

The sugar found in nectar and honey is

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  1. Fructose

  2. Galactose

  3. Sucrose

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nectar contains sugars like sucrose, glucose and fructose, whereas honey is majorly made of glucose and fructose

So, the correct answer is ' Fructose'

Which of these protect the hive, collect nectar and pollen and look after the eggs?

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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 the smaller, sterile female bees. They are called as nurse or housekeepers. They are involved in taking care of the hives and the young ones. They help in building the hives and protect the hives from the other animals. They help in pollination, collect the nectar and transfer the pollens between the flowers. 

Thus, the correct answer is option B. 

Queen bee is known for ...................

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  1. Administration

  2. Making hive

  3. Egg laying

  4. Collection of food

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The queen bee is the most valued bee in the whole hive. The main job of queen is to lay eggs.  She can lay up to 2,000 per day. Hence, option C is correct.