Directions for: The questions consist of two statements each, printed as assertion and reason. While answering these questions you are required to choose any one of the following five responses A. If both the Assertion and the Reason are true and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. B. If both the Assertion and the Reason are true but the Reason is not a correct explanation of Assertion. C. If the Assertion is true but the Reason is false. D. If both the Assertion and the Reason are false. E. If Assertion is false but Reason is true.
Assertion: The honey bee queen copulates only once in her life time. Reason: The honey bee queen can lay fertilized as well as unfertilized eggs.A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
Honey bee shows both sexual and asexual (parthenogenesis) reproduction. Diploid (2n = 32) fertilized egg give rise to queen and workers and unfertilized haploid (n = 16) produce males or drone. The queen mates only once in her life time. The sperms stored in her spermatheca fertilize her eggs as long as she live.
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