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EVS 317 BEEKEEPING EXAM LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
What are the four stages of honey bee development? How are
they different? What is the purpose of each stage? - ANSWER-
The four stages are:
Egg - The egg is very small 1.7 mm long and 0.4 mm wide. The
purpose is to hatch into a larva 3 days after it is laid.
Larva or Larvae - Looks like a small grub curled up in the cell. The
purpose is to eat and grow shedding its skin 5 times. Eats royal
jelly at first and then if it is to become a worker it is fed pollen and
honey. After 5 days the cell is capped.
Pupa - The pupa spins a cocoon and develops into a bee. After
12 days the adult bee chews her way through the wax capping to
begin work as an adult.
16 days for a queen
21 days for a worker
24 days for a drone
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What is haploid? - ANSWER-having a single set of unpaired
chromosomes
What is diploid ? - ANSWER-containing two complete sets of
chromosomes, one from each parent.
What are the three main segments of an adult bee? What are
their respective functions? What primary organs are contained in
each? - ANSWER-Head - The head houses the bees brain, and
primary sensory organs (sight, feel, taste and smell). It also is
where the gland for making royal jelly is located as well as glands
for pheromones used for communications. The primary organs
located here are the eyes, antennae, mouth and proboscis.
Thorax - The thorax is between the head and the abdomen. It is
where the two pairs of wings and the six legs are attached.
The wings have Hamuli that are hooks that attach the two sets of
wings together.
It also has Spiracles used to breathe. The spiracles are attached
to trachea which are tubes used to circulate the air.
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The 3 pairs of legs are segmented making them very flexible. The
front legs are used to clean the antennae. The middle set of legs
are used for walking and packing the pollen. The rear set is where
the pollen baskets are located.
Abdomen - The back part of the bee. It contains the digestive
organs, reproductive organs, 4 pairs of wax sent glands (workers
only) and the stringer.
Stinger - The stinger is similar in structure and mechanism to an
egg-laying organ, known as the ovipositor, possessed by other
insects. In other words, the sting is a modified ovipositor that
ejects venom instead of eggs. Thus, only female bees can have a
stinger.
What is the sex of a drone bee? Are they haploid or diploid? -
ANSWER-Male, haploid
What is the primary function of Drone bees? - ANSWER-To mate
with the virgin queen
EVS 317 BEEKEEPING EXAM LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
What are the four stages of honey bee development? How are
they different? What is the purpose of each stage? - ANSWER-
The four stages are:
Egg - The egg is very small 1.7 mm long and 0.4 mm wide. The
purpose is to hatch into a larva 3 days after it is laid.
Larva or Larvae - Looks like a small grub curled up in the cell. The
purpose is to eat and grow shedding its skin 5 times. Eats royal
jelly at first and then if it is to become a worker it is fed pollen and
honey. After 5 days the cell is capped.
Pupa - The pupa spins a cocoon and develops into a bee. After
12 days the adult bee chews her way through the wax capping to
begin work as an adult.
16 days for a queen
21 days for a worker
24 days for a drone
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What is haploid? - ANSWER-having a single set of unpaired
chromosomes
What is diploid ? - ANSWER-containing two complete sets of
chromosomes, one from each parent.
What are the three main segments of an adult bee? What are
their respective functions? What primary organs are contained in
each? - ANSWER-Head - The head houses the bees brain, and
primary sensory organs (sight, feel, taste and smell). It also is
where the gland for making royal jelly is located as well as glands
for pheromones used for communications. The primary organs
located here are the eyes, antennae, mouth and proboscis.
Thorax - The thorax is between the head and the abdomen. It is
where the two pairs of wings and the six legs are attached.
The wings have Hamuli that are hooks that attach the two sets of
wings together.
It also has Spiracles used to breathe. The spiracles are attached
to trachea which are tubes used to circulate the air.
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The 3 pairs of legs are segmented making them very flexible. The
front legs are used to clean the antennae. The middle set of legs
are used for walking and packing the pollen. The rear set is where
the pollen baskets are located.
Abdomen - The back part of the bee. It contains the digestive
organs, reproductive organs, 4 pairs of wax sent glands (workers
only) and the stringer.
Stinger - The stinger is similar in structure and mechanism to an
egg-laying organ, known as the ovipositor, possessed by other
insects. In other words, the sting is a modified ovipositor that
ejects venom instead of eggs. Thus, only female bees can have a
stinger.
What is the sex of a drone bee? Are they haploid or diploid? -
ANSWER-Male, haploid
What is the primary function of Drone bees? - ANSWER-To mate
with the virgin queen
