Question

Method of reproduction in Honey bee is
(a)Sexual
(b)Asexual
(c)Parthenogenesis
(d)Both A and C

Answer 1

Hint: Honey Bee comes under the ‘Insecta’ class and ‘Hymenoptera’ order where some of the hymenopterans show two types of reproduction- thelytoky that means ovum develops into a new individual without fertilization and some shows fusion of gametes.

Complete answer:
Honey bees are born from eggs but inside the mother’s womb where the egg hatches inside the body of the mother which is termed as ovoviviparous. Honey bees born from the mother’s womb are grown inside there until they are born termed as viviparous. Some honey bees are born from eggs where the babies are grown inside the eggs until they are ready to come out. Honey bees are thelytoky which is a type of parthenogenesis in which the females are produced from unfertilized eggs. Queen honey bees mate with eight to ten drones in the mid-air where conditions such as 25 m height and temperature higher than 20$^\circ$C during after is required during sexual reproduction in honey bees.

Additional Information:
 -A honey bee colony is divided into three groups- drones, workers, and queens.
-Each colony of honey bees contains only one queen and the other is a work that collects food by consuming as much nectar from each flower as they can.
-In each colony, only queen bees and drones have fully developed reproductive systems where the workers have an atrophic reproductive system.
So, the correct answer is, ‘Both A and C.’

Note:
-The best-known honeybee is found is Apis mellifera or western honey bee.
-Alarmed honey bees release pheromone as a form of defense or to stimulate attack response.
-The honeybee venom is termed as apitoxin which carries melittin which is a pain-producing substance in abundant amounts and phospholipase A2 which releases arachidonic acid from phospholipid membrane.