Biology of Insects and Pollination

This is the right answer. As mosquitoes may breed in stagnant water and cause many diseases like malaria and dengue. So we should not let the water to collect any where.

Human being is a multicellular animal, who shows division of labour.

Amoeba can change shape with the help of its pseudopodia.

Oak trees are wind-pollinated (anemophilous). They produce inconspicuous flowers with copious, lightweight pollen grains adapted for wind dispersal. Oak pollen is a common allergen because it's wind-borne. Wind pollination is the primary mechanism, not insects, birds, or rain droplets.

The hormonal substances, released by the exocrine glands in the external environment, which serve as a means of communication between members of a particular species are called pheromones.

According to binomial nomenclature rules, the genus name must be capitalized and the species name must be lowercase. Both should be italicized when written. Option C correctly shows 'Apis indica' with proper formatting.

The three main species of honeybees found in India are Apis indica (Indian bee), Apis dorsata (rock bee), and Apis florea (little bee). 'Apis cultiva' is not a valid scientific name for any honeybee species - it appears to be fabricated.

An apiary is a place where bees are kept in hives for commercial honey production. A hive is the individual box structure where bees live. An aviary is for birds, and an orchard is for fruit trees.

“Vermi” means worms. So, chemicals, birds and insects cannot do vermicomposting. Vermicomposting is the process of composting by utilising various species of worms, usually red wigglers and earthworms, to create a heterogeneous mixture of decomposing vegetable or food waste. Secretions in the intestinal tracts of earthworms, along with soil passing through the earthworms, makes nutrients more concentrated and available for plant uptake, including micronutrients.

Desirable traits of bees are: Stinging less frequently Breeding very well Having high honey collection capacity Staying in the given beehive for a long period

Natural parthenogenesis (development from unfertilized eggs) occurs in aphids (cyclical parthenogenesis), honey bees (drones develop from unfertilized eggs), and wasps (some species reproduce parthenogenetically). All three groups exhibit this reproductive strategy.

Pollination involves transfer of gametes (pollens) from male reproductive part (anther) to female reproductive part (stigma) for fertilization.

Pollens that are pollinated by wind are produced in large numbers and are dusty, minute and light in nature.

Insects help in both self and cross pollination.

The Venus flytrap is a small carnivorous plant as it eat insects. Each trap on a Venus flytrap plant has sensitive hairs that signal the plant when it is touched and cause it to close quickly. The sweet-scented leaves attract insects.