ENVS*2210 Apiculture (correct answers)
The main muscles which power the wings in bee flight are correct answers the indirect
flight muscles
How many times can a drone sting? correct answers not at all.
The four wings of the honey bee function as... correct answers two wings because of
the hamuli.
The wax glands are on correct answers segments IV to VII
The exoskeleton of the honey bee functions in correct answers prevention of water loss
and providing a framework for muscle attachment.
The passage of pollen as collected by honey bees and bumble bees is as follows:
correct answers from the flower to the body of the bee; groomed from the body of the
bee by the legs and passed posteriorly; taken from the body by the basitarsal brushes;
transferred from one side of the bee to the other by movements of the metathoracic
legs; gathered by the pollen rakes into the pollen press; squeezed into the corbicular to
make the pollen load; carried on the bee back to the hive.
Drones and workers differ in the the relative sizes of their compound eyes and
antennae. How do drones differ? correct answers Drones have larger eyes and longer
antennae.
The queen honey bee has how many pairs of locomotory appendages? correct answers
5
Honey bees belong to the _______ family of insects. correct answers Apidae.
The name of the organ of honey bees (and all insects) which have a function similar to
_______ that of kidneys is correct answers Malpighian tubules
Which series of reproductive parts best describes the possible path of a bee's egg to the
outside world? correct answers proximal ovariole, right oviduct, common oviduct,
vaginal cavity
What are spiracles? correct answers are openings for in/out flow of air.
Haemolymph in insects is similar to vertebrate blood because correct answers it
conveys nutrients to the tissues, it conveys waste products from the tissues, it contains
cells involved in fighting infection
, Haemolymph in insects is dissimilar to vertebrate blood because correct answers it
does not convey oxygen to the body tissues, it is more or less colourless or clear, it
does not flow through a complex series of vessels, and it does not reach the brain
Bees use secretion of the hypopharyngeal glands as correct answers a food for all
brood
Antennal lobes correct answers give rise to antennal nerve
The sperm in mature drones is stored in the correct answers seminal vesicle
The circulatory system in bees is open or closed? correct answers open
Nasonov gland helps for what? correct answers helps the workers to recognize each
other and the hive
What is fat body? correct answers The storage organ for lipid and glycogen
What is the ventriculus? correct answers highly folded part of the guy for digestion and
absorption of food
How many times can drones mate? correct answers only once and then they die
If you observe that the workers in a colony are laying eggs, what conclusions can you
draw about the status of the colony? correct answers the colony is probably hopelessly
queenless
The regulation of the division of labour in a honeybee colony depends on... correct
answers an interplay of a genetic program and environmental stimuli
What is an emergency cell? correct answers a cell constructed, often in the middle of
the brood comb, from a worker cell, for rearing a new queen
Sharp (acute) angles of turning by foraging bees between flowers or inflorescences
results from... correct answers rich nectar/pollen resources
What temperature would you expect in the centre of an overwintering cluster in late
February? and why? correct answers about 35 C because there is brood to incubate.
In colony thermoregulation, individual bees at the edge of the winter cluster cannot
move if their temperature drops below 8°C. True or False? correct answers NOT TRUE
In hot weather, honey bees (Apis mellifera ligustica or A. m. carnica for example)
maintain optimal brood nest temperatures by correct answers by fanning air and
evaporating water in the hive.
The main muscles which power the wings in bee flight are correct answers the indirect
flight muscles
How many times can a drone sting? correct answers not at all.
The four wings of the honey bee function as... correct answers two wings because of
the hamuli.
The wax glands are on correct answers segments IV to VII
The exoskeleton of the honey bee functions in correct answers prevention of water loss
and providing a framework for muscle attachment.
The passage of pollen as collected by honey bees and bumble bees is as follows:
correct answers from the flower to the body of the bee; groomed from the body of the
bee by the legs and passed posteriorly; taken from the body by the basitarsal brushes;
transferred from one side of the bee to the other by movements of the metathoracic
legs; gathered by the pollen rakes into the pollen press; squeezed into the corbicular to
make the pollen load; carried on the bee back to the hive.
Drones and workers differ in the the relative sizes of their compound eyes and
antennae. How do drones differ? correct answers Drones have larger eyes and longer
antennae.
The queen honey bee has how many pairs of locomotory appendages? correct answers
5
Honey bees belong to the _______ family of insects. correct answers Apidae.
The name of the organ of honey bees (and all insects) which have a function similar to
_______ that of kidneys is correct answers Malpighian tubules
Which series of reproductive parts best describes the possible path of a bee's egg to the
outside world? correct answers proximal ovariole, right oviduct, common oviduct,
vaginal cavity
What are spiracles? correct answers are openings for in/out flow of air.
Haemolymph in insects is similar to vertebrate blood because correct answers it
conveys nutrients to the tissues, it conveys waste products from the tissues, it contains
cells involved in fighting infection
, Haemolymph in insects is dissimilar to vertebrate blood because correct answers it
does not convey oxygen to the body tissues, it is more or less colourless or clear, it
does not flow through a complex series of vessels, and it does not reach the brain
Bees use secretion of the hypopharyngeal glands as correct answers a food for all
brood
Antennal lobes correct answers give rise to antennal nerve
The sperm in mature drones is stored in the correct answers seminal vesicle
The circulatory system in bees is open or closed? correct answers open
Nasonov gland helps for what? correct answers helps the workers to recognize each
other and the hive
What is fat body? correct answers The storage organ for lipid and glycogen
What is the ventriculus? correct answers highly folded part of the guy for digestion and
absorption of food
How many times can drones mate? correct answers only once and then they die
If you observe that the workers in a colony are laying eggs, what conclusions can you
draw about the status of the colony? correct answers the colony is probably hopelessly
queenless
The regulation of the division of labour in a honeybee colony depends on... correct
answers an interplay of a genetic program and environmental stimuli
What is an emergency cell? correct answers a cell constructed, often in the middle of
the brood comb, from a worker cell, for rearing a new queen
Sharp (acute) angles of turning by foraging bees between flowers or inflorescences
results from... correct answers rich nectar/pollen resources
What temperature would you expect in the centre of an overwintering cluster in late
February? and why? correct answers about 35 C because there is brood to incubate.
In colony thermoregulation, individual bees at the edge of the winter cluster cannot
move if their temperature drops below 8°C. True or False? correct answers NOT TRUE
In hot weather, honey bees (Apis mellifera ligustica or A. m. carnica for example)
maintain optimal brood nest temperatures by correct answers by fanning air and
evaporating water in the hive.
