EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN FOOD SCIENCE
GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
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Question
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Worker Bee
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Queen bee
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Male bee
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -Students should indicate that other than mating with the queen bee, the drones do not contribute as much to the beehive as the other bees. Thus, they are the least valuable to the well-being of the beehive and the first to be kicked out.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Workers Of the 60, 000 bees in a hive, almost 99% of them are female! Female honey bees, or worker bees, make all of the decisions in the hive and do all of the work. There are a couple hundred male bees in a hive, but they don’t do much but sit around and eat food.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hives include one queen, hundreds of drones, and thousands of worker bees. The worker bees are female, but they do not breed. The queen bee is female and creates all the babies for the hive. The drone bees are male and do not have a sting.
Detailed explanation-4: -Worker Bees: They are sterile female bees and are the smallest members of the colony. Their function is to collect honey, look after the young ones.