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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
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Floriculture
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Horticulture
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Agriculture
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Apiculture
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Sericulture
D
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Explanation
Apiculture is the management and study of honeybees. Anita wants to be an apiculturist.
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worker bee
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mother bee
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queen bee
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all bees
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reproductive bees
C
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This is the correct answer. Every beehive has one Queen Bee that lays eggs. There are only a few males in the hive. Most of the bees in the hive are worker-bees. These bees work all day.
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Apis indica
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Musca domestica
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Periplaneta americana
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Drosophila melanogaster
B
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Explanation
The scientific name of house fly is Musca domestica.
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anemophily
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entimophily
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orinithophily
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hydrophily
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anthropophily
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Amoeba
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Fireflies
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Aphids
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Earthworm
C
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Aphids are small, soft-bodied insects with long, slender mouthparts, with which they pierce stems, leaves, and other tender plant parts, to suck out plant fluids. Almost every plant, has one or more aphid species, which occasionally feed on it.
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Gram dhora
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Painted bug
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Rice weevil
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Khapra beetle
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Rust red flour beetle
B
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Explanation
This is the correct option as painted bug is a plant bug and not an insect pest of stored grain.
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animals
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humans
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plants
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intermediaries
D
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In epidemiology, a vector is an organism, often an insect or other arthropod, that transmits a pathogen from an infected host to another. The term 'intermediaries' describes this role of carrying the disease agent.
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bats
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birds
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snails
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insects
C
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Malacophily is a type of pollination where snails or slugs act as the pollinating agents for flowers.
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brightly coloured pollen
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dry pollens with smooth surface
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sticky pollens with rough surface
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large quantities of pollen
C
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Entomophilous (insect-pollinated) flowers typically have sticky and rough pollen grains to ensure they adhere to the bodies of visiting insects.
D
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Explanation
Blastophaga grossorum is a species of fig wasp that is essential for the pollination of Ficus species, specifically the common fig.
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malacophily
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myrmecophily
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entomophily
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ornithophily
B
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Explanation
Pollination by ants is specifically referred to as myrmecophily.
B
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Explanation
Maize (corn) is a classic example of a plant that relies on cross-pollination, typically by wind (anemophily), to ensure genetic diversity.
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Fertilisation
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Germination
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Circulation
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Pollination
D
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Pollination is the transfer of pollen grains from the male anther to the female stigma, which is a prerequisite for fertilization.
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breeding
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feeding
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spreading
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flying
A
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Explanation
Mosquitoes lay their eggs in stagnant water, which is referred to as their breeding place. Destroying these areas is a primary method for controlling mosquito populations.
A
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Explanation
Only female mosquitoes suck blood because they require the protein and nutrients found in blood to produce eggs. Male mosquitoes feed on plant nectar.