When a Female Bee Hatches but Is Not Fed the "Royal

question 4

Multiple Choice

When a female bee hatches but is not fed the "royal jelly," it

• A)becomes a queen and will eventually have to fight for the right to be queen by killing the current queen bee.
• B)becomes a sterile worker bee.
• C)starves while still in the egg and never hatches.
• D)starves to death while it is still a larva.

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Definitions:

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Hydrometer

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