Each bee hive consists of thousands of hexagonal thin walled fragile cells. Name the material which is used to make these cells and mention the significance of the hexagonal shape of the cell.

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Solution

Bee hive is made up of wax which is secreted from the wax glands present in the abdomen of worker bees. The hexagonal shape of the cells covers maximum space with minimum use of wax and labour.

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