NEET Biology question

Statement 1: The honeybee queen copulates only once in her life time. Statement 2: The honeybee queen can lay fertilized as well as unfertilized eggs.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for Assertion
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (B)

Solution

The honeybee queen does mate only once, during a nuptial flight, storing sperm for life, so statement 1 is true. She can indeed lay both fertilised eggs (developing into females) and unfertilised eggs (developing into drones

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