1From where is royal jelly produced?
2Which bee is formed when the larva is fed royal jelly continuously?
3A bee lies still inside a sealed cell. It does not feed or move, but its legs, wings and mouthparts are forming. Which stage is it in?
4If the pollen baskets on the legs of worker bees are broken, which of these jobs can they not do: collecting nectar, constructing brood cells, feeding royal jelly to larvae, or collecting pollen from flowers?
5Where does the queen bee store the sperms received from drones after the nuptial flight?
6Give a reason: pasture land is required for bee farming.
7Give a reason: a drone dies after mating.
8Give a reason: bees are multipurpose insects.
9What is the function of the drone bee?
10If the queen bee dies for some reason, who will control the hive?
11How does the queen bee control other members of the hive?
12Write the uses of honey.
13Mention the functions of the worker bee.
14Explain how the division of labour occurs in bees.
15Explain the life cycle of the honey bee with a diagram.
16What is the process called in which a drone develops from an unfertilised egg?
17When one farmer practises bee farming, the income of other farmers in that locality also increases. Justify this.
18Because of a shortage of pasture land, beekeepers moved their bees away from an area. After that, nearby farmers' mustard harvest fell. Explain the relationship between beekeeping and agricultural production.
19Complete the concept map: from the box 'bee', one arrow leads to 'Parthenogenesis' and then to an empty box; another arrow leads to 'Fertilization', which branches into an empty box marked 'Fertile' and a second empty box.
20Why is the development of the honey bee called complete metamorphosis?
21How can a beekeeper tell how old a honey bee egg is?
22A queen and a worker both come from fertilised eggs. Why do they turn out so different?
23Why does a queen not need to mate again every time she lays eggs?
24How is honey made, and what is it made of?