Over the Course of Its Lifetime, Worker Honey Bees Change

question 15

Multiple Choice

Over the course of its lifetime, worker honey bees change behavioral states multiple times, from a young adult that cleans cells to a nurse bee to a forager. What causes a worker honey bee to go through these different behavioral stages?

• A) These stages are the result of changes in gene expression that are based entirely on the bee's age.
• B) Changes in the interplay between brain gene expression and the bee's social environment produce behavioral variation over the honey bee's life.
• C) Honey bees progress from one stage to another based on the current population density of the hive.
• D) Each behavioral stage is induced by the different protein and nutritional substrates that honey bees eat throughout their lifetime.

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Definitions:

Wedge

The difference between the demand price of the quantity transacted and the supply price of the quantity transacted for a good when the supply of the good is legally restricted. Often created by a quantity control, or quota.

Demand Price

The price of a given quantity at which consumers will demand that quantity.

Perfectly Inelastic

A market situation where the quantity demanded or supplied does not change in response to a change in price.

Deadweight Loss

The inefficiency caused in a market where all potential gains from trade are not realized due to factors like taxes or subsidies.