Bee Anatomy
How many pairs of wings do bees have?
2
What is it called when bees pollinate flowers?
Insect pollination
Describe the alleles in a heterozygous organism.
Dominant and recessive (uppercase and lowercase)
How do pesticides affect bees?
Stop the nervous system working
What is the male part of a flower?
Stamen
How many body segments does a bee have?
3 (head, thorax, abdomen)
Why does a flower produce nectar?
To attract bees and other pollinators
Describe the alleles in a homozygous dominant organism.
Both dominant (uppercase and uppercase)
Why is commercial bee pollination bad for bees?
They need to eat lots of different pollen - not just one kind
What is the female part of a flower?
Pistil
How many eyes does a bee have?
5
What does a bee take from a flower?
Nectar and pollen
What are the offspring probabilities if you have a homozygous recessive father and a heterozygous mother?
50% and 50%
How is climate change affecting bees?
Flowers are blooming at different times
What 2 parts make up the stamen?
anther and filament
Which bees have stingers?
Females/workers
What part of the bees collects pollen?
Fur/hairs
What tool is used to calculate offspring phenotypes?
Punnett Square
What type of animal is a varroa mite? (Uses another animal to survive)
Parasite
What 3 parts make up the pistil?
stigma, style, and ovary
Where does the queen keep sperm she will use for fertilization?
Spermatheca
What is mutualism?
When two living organisms rely on each other to survive
What is the study of genetics called?
Heredity
What is the poison in some pesticides that affects bees.
Nicotine (neo-nicotinoids)
In an apple, what part of the pistil do we eat?
ovary