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Morphology and life cycle of the honeybee Flashcards

1
Q

queen genitals

A

set of ovaries

spermatheca - stores sperm after mating

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2
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stinger of queen

A

non barbed

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3
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glands of queen

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no glands to produce beeswax

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4
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how many eggs can a queen lay per day

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nearly 2000 eggs per day

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5
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what is the queens substance

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pheromones that regulate behaviour of workers and helps swarms track queen’s location

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6
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queens life expectancy

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up to 5yrs (2-3 on average)

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7
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sex of drone bees

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male

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8
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morphology of drone bees

A

Larger and stouter than workers
large distinctives eyes that meet on the top of the
head
the mouth parts are generally reduced
no stinger

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9
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how do drones develop

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from unfertilised egg therefore only 1 set of chromosomes

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10
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function of drone bees

A

mate with virgin queen then die

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11
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what sex are worker bees

A

female but not fertile
2 sets of chromosomes

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12
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morphology of worker bees

A

Smaller than the queen and drones
they are about 15 mm in length
pollen basket,
abdominal glands produce beewax
brood-feeding glands (royal jelly),
barbs on the sting

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13
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tasks of worker bees
day 1-3

A

cleaning of cells

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14
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tasks of worker bees
day 3-6

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feeding older larvae

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15
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tasks of worker bees
day 7-11

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: feeding younger larvae

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16
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tasks of worker bees
day 12-17

A

comb construction from wax

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17
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tasks of worker bees
day 18-21

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gardening defending functions

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18
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tasks of worker bees
from day 22

A

foraging for pollen and nectar

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19
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who defends the hive

A

workers

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20
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who maintains optimal hive conditions

A

workers

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21
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worker life expectancy

A

4-6 weeks in the summer
4-5 months in the winter

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22
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how many eyes do drones have

A

9500

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23
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how many eyes do other bees have

A

4500

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24
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vision of bees

A

UV yes
red no

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25
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in which bees are proboscis the longest

A

workers

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26
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how many pairs of wings do they have

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2 pairs

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27
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mandible of drones

A

rudimentary

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28
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tasting of bees

A

no bitter

29
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the honey crop

A

stores nectar without digesting it

30
Q

proventriculus

A

AKA muscular valve
closed to prevent nectar from passing into stomach

31
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the true stomach

A

AKA ventriculus
primary digestion site for pollen and nectar - twice the length of the bees body and is curled

32
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the hindgut

A

composed of intestines and rectum

33
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how many segments of digestive tube

A

7
1. pharynx - oesophagus
2. crop (honey vesicule)
3. valvula cardica
4. stomach
5. mid gut
6. hindgut
7. rectum

34
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how many spiracles do bees have

A

3 pairs

35
Q

how many chambers does a bee have in the heart

A

5 chambers plus an aorta

36
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how many legs do bees have

A

3 pairs with appendices

37
Q

how many legs do bees have

A

3 pairs with appendices

38
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appendices of legs of bees

A

antenna cleaner
claws
adhesion discs
pollen busket
pollen press

39
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what is pollen basket

A

is made of long stiff hairs that curve around a wide
flattened section of the honeybee´s back leg

40
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what is pollen press

A

is located just below the pollen basket on the hind legs

41
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what is involved in the excretion system

A

malphigian bodies (150)

42
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number of spiracles of trachea

A

10pairs

43
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do bees have blood coagulation

A

no

44
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composition of haemolymph

A

haemocytes, leucocytes, oenocytes

45
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composition of nervous system

A
  • Cerebrum and oesophageal neuron
  • ventral nerve cord, 7 ganglia
46
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what kind of glands do larvae have

A

only labial/spinning glands so no hypopharyngeal glands

47
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in which bees can you find hypopharyngeal glands

A

only in workers - most active in young bees to make royal jelly

48
Q

what gland does the queen have

A

queen mandibular gland which
- produces queen products
- inhibit the development of worker ovaries
- attract drones
- stimulate foraging the brood rearing

49
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purpose of rectal glands

A

regulation of water content of feces

50
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what are nasonov/odour glands

A

signals location used by guard bees
homing phermone

51
Q

Dufour gland

A

only in females

52
Q

Wax glands
located on

A

Located on sternites 4, 5, 6 and 7

53
Q

what is honeybees venom known as

A

apitoxin

54
Q

what is the alarm pheromone

A

koschevnikov gland - released when a bee stings another animal to attract the other bees to the location

55
Q

drone mandicular pheromone

A

attracts other flying drones to suitable site for mating with virgin queens

56
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what is dufours gland pheromone

A

allows worker bees to distinguish b/w eggs laid by the queen

57
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what is footprint pheromone

A

left by bees when they walk

58
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what is forager pheromone

A

released by older forager bees to slow maturing of nurse bee

59
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what is nasonov pheromone

A

emitted by works used for orientation and recruitment

60
Q

what is ovipositor

A

a stinger
on end of females abdomen

61
Q

life cycle of a bee

A

holometamorphosis

62
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what do diploid eggs become

A

queens or workers

63
Q

when do drones and queens mate

A

in flight

64
Q

when are sprematozoa released

A

to fertilize each mature eggs just before it is laid or
not

65
Q

6 phases of worker bee

A
  1. Embryo develops for 3 days in the egg
  2. Larva hatches from egg - 5 larval stages
  3. fully grown larva spins a coccoon
  4. propupae
  5. Pupa,
  6. adult emerges from its cell
66
Q

how long does it take for a queen to mature

A

16days

67
Q

how long does it take for a worker to mature

A

21 days

68
Q

how long does it take for a drone to mature

A

24days

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