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Social Structure of Bees

Queen bee is ...

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Queen bee is adapted for ...........

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Laying eggs

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Laying eggs and rearing the young.

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Preparing honey

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Controlling other bees

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Solution

The correct option is A Laying eggs
The queen bee is the most valued bee in the whole hive. A queen bee can live for 3-5 years. The main job of queen is to lay eggs. The queen mates only once with several male (drone) bees, and will remain fertile for life. She lays up to 2000 eggs per day. Hence, option A is correct.

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