A Queen Bee Is Larger Than the Female Worker Bees

question 38

Multiple Choice

A queen bee is larger than the female worker bees in a hive.The queen develops functional ovaries that allow her to produce up to 2000 eggs a day.What determines which bees become queen bees?

• A) A single dominant allele of the Queen gene
• B) The larvae raised on a diet of royal jelly
• C) The larvae raised on a diet of pollen and nectar
• D) The egg that hatches first

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