Question

Which of the following statements is not true about castes present in a colony of honey bees?

• A. Queeen bee has the only job of laying eggs.
• B. Drones are haploid fertile males.
• C. Workers are diploid sterile females and are the most active members of colony.
• D. Workers bees as well as queen develop from unfertilized eggs.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Workers bees as well as queen develop from unfertilized eggs.

Fertilized eggs will hatch into female worker bees, while unfertilized eggs will become drones or honey bee males. The queen lays a fertilized (female) or unfertilized (male) egg according to the width of the cell. Drones are raised in cells that are significantly larger than the cells used for workers.