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Biology of Insects and Pollination

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Insect biology and pollination focus on ecological relationships, crop science, and practical applications like apiculture. These topics regularly appear in general science sections of competitive exams. Review core concepts to build accuracy for test day.

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Biology of Insects and Pollination Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following options does not act as a pollinator?

  1. Insect

  2. Wind

  3. Water

  4. Soil
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Soil does not act as a pollinator. Pollinators include insects, wind, and water which transfer pollen between flowers. Soil is the growing medium for plants and plays no role in pollen transfer.

Multiple choice

Ecdysone is secreted by ____.

  1. birds

  2. molluscs

  3. insects

  4. lobsters
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Ecdysone is the molting hormone in insects and other arthropods, produced by prothoracic glands. It triggers metamorphosis and molting by regulating gene expression. Option C correctly identifies insects as the source.

Multiple choice

A new queen is created by

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the following question:

Honeybees live in colonies with one queen running the whole hive. Worker honeybees are all females and are the only bees most people ever see flying around outside of the hive. They forage for food, build the honeycombs, and protect the hive. Honeybees are important pollinators for flowers, fruits, and vegetables. They live on stored honey and pollen all winter and cluster into a ball to conserve warmth. All honeybees are social and cooperative insects. The queen's job is simple - she lays the eggs that will spawn the hive's next generation of bees. There is usually a single queen in a hive. If the queen dies, workers will create a new queen by feeding one of the worker females a special food called "royal jelly." This elixir enables the worker to develop into a fertile queen.

  1. selecting the healthiest of the bees

  2. the dying queen

  3. feeding a worker bee the royal jelly

  4. the oldest bees in the hive

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

If the queen dies, workers will create a new queen by feeding one of the worker females a special food called "royal jelly."

Multiple choice

Who safeguards the shelter of bees?

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the following question:

Honeybees live in colonies with one queen running the whole hive. Worker honeybees are all females and are the only bees most people ever see flying around outside of the hive. They forage for food, build the honeycombs, and protect the hive. Honeybees are important pollinators for flowers, fruits, and vegetables. They live on stored honey and pollen all winter and cluster into a ball to conserve warmth. All honeybees are social and cooperative insects. The queen's job is simple - she lays the eggs that will spawn the hive's next generation of bees. There is usually a single queen in a hive. If the queen dies, workers will create a new queen by feeding one of the worker females a special food called "royal jelly." This elixir enables the worker to develop into a fertile queen.

  1. Queen

  2. Male honeybees

  3. Worker honeybees

  4. All of these

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

It is written in the 2nd line “They forage for food, build the honeycombs, and protect the hive.” 'They' in the sentence refers to worker honeybees.

Multiple choice

According to the passage, which one of the options is not true about the honey bees?

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the following question:

Honeybees live in colonies with one queen running the whole hive. Worker honeybees are all females and are the only bees most people ever see flying around outside of the hive. They forage for food, build the honeycombs, and protect the hive. Honeybees are important pollinators for flowers, fruits, and vegetables. They live on stored honey and pollen all winter and cluster into a ball to conserve warmth. All honeybees are social and cooperative insects. The queen's job is simple - she lays the eggs that will spawn the hive's next generation of bees. There is usually a single queen in a hive. If the queen dies, workers will create a new queen by feeding one of the worker females a special food called "royal jelly." This elixir enables the worker to develop into a fertile queen.

  1. They live in groups.

  2. They love to socialize.

  3. They are very quarrelsome.

  4. They store honey to eat in winters.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Option 3 is the right answer because it is nowhere indicated in the passage that they are quarrelsome.

Multiple choice

Which organism secretes lac?

  1. Pinctada vulgaris

  2. Laccifer lacca

  3. Shorea robusta

  4. Apis dorsata
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Laccifer lacca secretes lac.

Multiple choice

What is lac?

  1. Food for insects

  2. Excreta of insects

  3. Protective covering of insects

  4. Natural habitat of insects
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Lac is protective covering.