Question

A queen honey bee lays eggs of

• A. One type from which all castes develop
• B. Two types, one forming queen and workers and second forming drones
• C. Three types forming queen, drone and workers
• D. Unfertilized eggs die while fertilised ones form all castes

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Two types, one forming queen and workers and second forming drones

The bees develop from fertilized or unfertilized eggs laid by the queen at the bottom of the cells. Fertilized eggs are laid into worker cells and queen cells, and the unfertilized into drone cells. The egg develops in three days and the female queen and worker larvae hatch from fertilized eggs, and male larvae hatch from unfertilized eggs.