Which of the following statements are correct ? In honey bees . 1. Males are haploid. 2. Workers are sterile and diploid. 3. Queen develops from diploid larvae that fed on royal jelly. 4. Honey is collected/made by males. Select the correct answer using t

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Q: 39 (NDA-I/2016)

Which of the following statements are correct ? In honey bees .
1. Males are haploid.
2. Workers are sterile and diploid.
3. Queen develops from diploid larvae that fed on royal jelly.
4. Honey is collected/made by males.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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Science

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NDA-I

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{'honey bees': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'diploid larvae': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'honey': [2, 0, 0, 0], 'royal jelly': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'queen': [2, 0, 1, 3], 'workers': [2, 1, 6, 18]}

Option 1 states that males are haploid. This is correct. In honey bees, males, also known as drones, are haploid, meaning they have only one set of chromosomes.

Option 2 states that workers are sterile and diploid. This is correct. Workers are female bees that are not able to reproduce. They are diploid, meaning they have two sets of chromosomes.

Option 3 states that queens develop from diploid larvae that fed on royal jelly. This is correct. Queens develop from larvae that are fed royal jelly, a secretion produced by worker bees. The larvae that are fed on royal jelly become sexually mature, develop larger ovaries, and eventually become queens.

Option 4 states that honey is collected/made by males. This is incorrect. Honey is actually made by worker bees. Worker bees collect nectar from flowers, ingest and process it, and then store it in honeycombs to be used as a food source for the colony.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 3 - 1, 2, and 3 only.