Question

Honeybee makes honey from

• A. Pollen
• B. Petals
• C. Nectar
• D. Bud

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Nectar

The correct option is C.

Explanations of correct option:

1. The honey is made from the sweet liquid known as nectar present inside the flower.
2. Nectar is produced by plants only once a year for a brief amount of time.
3. Bees store the nectar inside the beehive for making honey throughout the year.
4. While collecting honey bees travel at the speed of 17 miles per hour.
5. Bees also aid in the process of pollination.
6. Bees use honey as food, which is a sweet pale yellow thick viscous syrupy fluid.

Explanations of incorrect options:

Option A:

1. Pollen is known as the male reproductive gamete produced by flowers.
2. It is a powdery substance in nature.
3. Bees are one of the main pollinators.
4. They help in the transfer of pollen from anther to stigma.

Option C:

1. Petals are colorful modified leaves that cover the reproductive part of a flower.
2. All the petals together are known as the corolla.
3. Petals help in attracting insects that help in pollination.

Option D:

1. Bud is tissue present at the terminal or lateral end of the shoot.
2. It has the potential to protrude and develop into a flower.
3. It is a meristematic tissue found at the axil of a leaf or stem tip.

Final answer: Honeybee makes honey from nectar.