Question

In honey bee the drones (males) are produced from

• A. Unfertilized eggs
• B. Fertilized eggs
• C. Larvae from unfertilized eggs, which are fed on royal jelly
• D. Larvae from unfertilized eggs, which are not cared by the workers at all

Answer 1

The correct option is A Unfertilized eggs

A drone is a male bee that is the product of an egg that is not fertilized by a male bee. Hence, drone contains only one set of chromosomes from the mother. His role is to mate with the fertile queen.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.