Apiculture exam questions (correct answers)
The indirect flight muscles. correct answers The main muscles which power the wings in
bee flight are
Not at all. correct answers How many times can a drone sting
Function as two wings because of the hamuli. correct answers The four wings of the
honey bee
Segments IV to VII. correct answers The wax glands are on
Prevention of water loss and providing a framework for muscle attachment. correct
answers the exoskeleton of the honey bee functions in : answer is both a and b
vii - xi - iv - v - ii - x - vi. correct answers The passage of pollen as collected by honey
bees and bumble bees is as follows -
i) removed from the antennae by the pollen rake.
ii) gathered by the pollen rakes into the pollen press.
iii) groomed from the body of the bee and dropped.
iv) taken from the body by the basitarsal brushes. v) transferred from one side of the
bee to the other by movements of the metathoracic legs.
vi) carried on the bee back to the hive.
vii) from the flower to the body of the bee.
viii)the bee is now so tired it goes to sleep and never wakes up.
ix) taken from the body by the pollen rake.
x) squeezed into the corbicular to make the pollen load.
xi)groomed from the body of the bee by the legs and passed posteriorly.
xii) transferred from one side of the bee to the other by movements of the mesothoracic
legs.
drones have larger eyes and longer antennae correct answers Drones and workers
differ in the relative sizes of their compound eyes and antennae. Which of the following
is correct?
5 correct answers The queen honey bee has how many pairs of locomotory
appendages?
Apidae correct answers Honey bees belong to the ___________ family of insects
Malpighian tubules correct answers The name of the organ of honey bees (and all
insects) which have a function similar to that of kidneys is
,proximal ovariole, right oviduct, common oviduct, vaginal cavity correct answers Which
series of reproductive parts best describes the possible path of a bee's egg to the
outside world?
openings for in/out flow of air correct answers Spiracles are:
B,C,D,I,II,III correct answers Haemolymph in insects is similar to vertebrate blood
because A,B,C,D , but dissimilar because I,II,III,IV
which are true ??
A) it conveys oxygen to the tissues.
B) it conveys nutrients to the tissues.
C) it conveys waste products from the tissues.
D) it contains cells involved in fighting infection.
I) it does not convey oxygen to the body tissues.
II) it is more or less colourless or clear.
III) it does not flow through a complex series of vessels.
IV) it does not reach the brain.
a food for all brood correct answers Bees use secretion of the hypopharyngeal glands
as -
give rise to antennal nerve correct answers Antennal lobes -
seminal vesicle correct answers The sperm in mature drones is stored in the -
open correct answers The circulatory system in bees is -
workers to recognize each other and the hive correct answers Nasonov gland secretion
helps
The storage organ for lipid and glycogen correct answers What is fat body? -
Highly folded part of the gut for digestion and absorption of food correct answers What
is the ventriculus? -
only once and then they die correct answers Drones can mate
the colony is probably hopelessly queenless correct answers If you observe that the
workers in a colony are laying eggs, what conclusions can you draw about the status of
the colony
depends on an interplay of a genetic program and environmental stimuli correct
answers The regulation of the division of labour in a honeybee colony
,emergency cell correct answers a cell constructed, often in the middle of the brood
comb, from a worker cell, for rearing a new queen is
rich nectar/pollen resource correct answers Sharp (acute) angles of turning by foraging
bees between flowers or inflorescences results from
about 35 C because there is brood to incubate correct answers What temperature
would you expect in the centre of an overwintering cluster in late February? and why?
E correct answers Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? In colony
thermoregulation
a)the bees maintain the brood temperature at 35±°C
b)the bees adjust their density as a first behaviour to maintain a constant temperature.
c)the workers sometimes help to keep the brood cool by spreading a thin layer of water
on the comb surface.
d)the winter cluster temperature is usually not lower than 20°C.
e)individual bees at the edge of the winter cluster cannot move if their temperature
drops below 8°C.
fanning air and evaporating water in the hive correct answers In hot weather, honey
bees (Apis mellifera ligustica or A. m. carnica for example) maintain optimal brood nest
temperatures by
IV = F, V = C, I = D & B correct answers Match the following glands or chemicals and
their function
I) Nasanov A) Colony Regulation.
II) Footprint B) Orientation
III) Queen Mandibular Pheromone C) Royal Jelly
IV) Isoamylacetate D) Colony Recognition
V) Hypopharyngeal E) Drone Attraction
F) Alarm
their eyes outgoing correct answers In conveying information to other bees about
resources, honeybee foragers on return to the hive use measures of distance as
percieved by ________ as they traverse to lasnd on the ______ flight
not closed up tight for the winter correct answers to allow the bees to go out for
cleansing flights when weather permits.
to prevent condensation build-up in the hive.
to allow for fresh air for respiration
, are all reasons bee hives are _________
Scent and vision correct answers In the controversy about the dance language
detractors of the interpretations by von Frisch considered what main sensory modes to
be more important in honeybee orientation than the information in the dance language
itself
by temporal isolation of drone flight correct answers One way in which reproductive
isolation is maintained between similar species such as A. cerana and A.
koschnevnikovi (previously called A. vechti) is -
none correct answers , which A. mellifera species is native to North America?
S. United States correct answers Africanized bees have spread through the Americas at
an alarming rate. Where is the generally suggested approximate limit of their range in N.
America expected to reach once they have expanded to their full potential? -
none of the above correct answers European honey bees have several distinctive
genetic characteristics vs. other honey bees
i) multiple mating of queen bee
ii) workers can lay eggs in winter
iii) haplo-diploidy in sex determination
iv) drone produces identical sperm and multiple mates with queen bee
drone correct answers what bee is:
is haploid.
can never be a hybrid.
contains one gamete from the queen mother
the antennae correct answers where is its nose (organ of smell) on the bee
none of the above correct answers In addition to visual motion perception, the
compound eye can
ives them a great visual appreciation of motion correct answers How does the rate of
flicker fusion in bees assist their behaviour?
black and red correct answers Honey bees are not able to distinguish between the
following
olfaction, touch, sound correct answers Which senses are used by European bees to
interpret the waggle dance and its associated information?
UV, green, blue correct answers What are the bee primary colours
The indirect flight muscles. correct answers The main muscles which power the wings in
bee flight are
Not at all. correct answers How many times can a drone sting
Function as two wings because of the hamuli. correct answers The four wings of the
honey bee
Segments IV to VII. correct answers The wax glands are on
Prevention of water loss and providing a framework for muscle attachment. correct
answers the exoskeleton of the honey bee functions in : answer is both a and b
vii - xi - iv - v - ii - x - vi. correct answers The passage of pollen as collected by honey
bees and bumble bees is as follows -
i) removed from the antennae by the pollen rake.
ii) gathered by the pollen rakes into the pollen press.
iii) groomed from the body of the bee and dropped.
iv) taken from the body by the basitarsal brushes. v) transferred from one side of the
bee to the other by movements of the metathoracic legs.
vi) carried on the bee back to the hive.
vii) from the flower to the body of the bee.
viii)the bee is now so tired it goes to sleep and never wakes up.
ix) taken from the body by the pollen rake.
x) squeezed into the corbicular to make the pollen load.
xi)groomed from the body of the bee by the legs and passed posteriorly.
xii) transferred from one side of the bee to the other by movements of the mesothoracic
legs.
drones have larger eyes and longer antennae correct answers Drones and workers
differ in the relative sizes of their compound eyes and antennae. Which of the following
is correct?
5 correct answers The queen honey bee has how many pairs of locomotory
appendages?
Apidae correct answers Honey bees belong to the ___________ family of insects
Malpighian tubules correct answers The name of the organ of honey bees (and all
insects) which have a function similar to that of kidneys is
,proximal ovariole, right oviduct, common oviduct, vaginal cavity correct answers Which
series of reproductive parts best describes the possible path of a bee's egg to the
outside world?
openings for in/out flow of air correct answers Spiracles are:
B,C,D,I,II,III correct answers Haemolymph in insects is similar to vertebrate blood
because A,B,C,D , but dissimilar because I,II,III,IV
which are true ??
A) it conveys oxygen to the tissues.
B) it conveys nutrients to the tissues.
C) it conveys waste products from the tissues.
D) it contains cells involved in fighting infection.
I) it does not convey oxygen to the body tissues.
II) it is more or less colourless or clear.
III) it does not flow through a complex series of vessels.
IV) it does not reach the brain.
a food for all brood correct answers Bees use secretion of the hypopharyngeal glands
as -
give rise to antennal nerve correct answers Antennal lobes -
seminal vesicle correct answers The sperm in mature drones is stored in the -
open correct answers The circulatory system in bees is -
workers to recognize each other and the hive correct answers Nasonov gland secretion
helps
The storage organ for lipid and glycogen correct answers What is fat body? -
Highly folded part of the gut for digestion and absorption of food correct answers What
is the ventriculus? -
only once and then they die correct answers Drones can mate
the colony is probably hopelessly queenless correct answers If you observe that the
workers in a colony are laying eggs, what conclusions can you draw about the status of
the colony
depends on an interplay of a genetic program and environmental stimuli correct
answers The regulation of the division of labour in a honeybee colony
,emergency cell correct answers a cell constructed, often in the middle of the brood
comb, from a worker cell, for rearing a new queen is
rich nectar/pollen resource correct answers Sharp (acute) angles of turning by foraging
bees between flowers or inflorescences results from
about 35 C because there is brood to incubate correct answers What temperature
would you expect in the centre of an overwintering cluster in late February? and why?
E correct answers Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? In colony
thermoregulation
a)the bees maintain the brood temperature at 35±°C
b)the bees adjust their density as a first behaviour to maintain a constant temperature.
c)the workers sometimes help to keep the brood cool by spreading a thin layer of water
on the comb surface.
d)the winter cluster temperature is usually not lower than 20°C.
e)individual bees at the edge of the winter cluster cannot move if their temperature
drops below 8°C.
fanning air and evaporating water in the hive correct answers In hot weather, honey
bees (Apis mellifera ligustica or A. m. carnica for example) maintain optimal brood nest
temperatures by
IV = F, V = C, I = D & B correct answers Match the following glands or chemicals and
their function
I) Nasanov A) Colony Regulation.
II) Footprint B) Orientation
III) Queen Mandibular Pheromone C) Royal Jelly
IV) Isoamylacetate D) Colony Recognition
V) Hypopharyngeal E) Drone Attraction
F) Alarm
their eyes outgoing correct answers In conveying information to other bees about
resources, honeybee foragers on return to the hive use measures of distance as
percieved by ________ as they traverse to lasnd on the ______ flight
not closed up tight for the winter correct answers to allow the bees to go out for
cleansing flights when weather permits.
to prevent condensation build-up in the hive.
to allow for fresh air for respiration
, are all reasons bee hives are _________
Scent and vision correct answers In the controversy about the dance language
detractors of the interpretations by von Frisch considered what main sensory modes to
be more important in honeybee orientation than the information in the dance language
itself
by temporal isolation of drone flight correct answers One way in which reproductive
isolation is maintained between similar species such as A. cerana and A.
koschnevnikovi (previously called A. vechti) is -
none correct answers , which A. mellifera species is native to North America?
S. United States correct answers Africanized bees have spread through the Americas at
an alarming rate. Where is the generally suggested approximate limit of their range in N.
America expected to reach once they have expanded to their full potential? -
none of the above correct answers European honey bees have several distinctive
genetic characteristics vs. other honey bees
i) multiple mating of queen bee
ii) workers can lay eggs in winter
iii) haplo-diploidy in sex determination
iv) drone produces identical sperm and multiple mates with queen bee
drone correct answers what bee is:
is haploid.
can never be a hybrid.
contains one gamete from the queen mother
the antennae correct answers where is its nose (organ of smell) on the bee
none of the above correct answers In addition to visual motion perception, the
compound eye can
ives them a great visual appreciation of motion correct answers How does the rate of
flicker fusion in bees assist their behaviour?
black and red correct answers Honey bees are not able to distinguish between the
following
olfaction, touch, sound correct answers Which senses are used by European bees to
interpret the waggle dance and its associated information?
UV, green, blue correct answers What are the bee primary colours
