Which of the following statements cannot be correct? 1. The bees in the colony d

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Which of the following statements cannot be correct? 1. The bees in the colony differ in size because some are younger and need more time 2. The bees in the colony differ in size because some are younger and need more time 3. The bees in the colony differ in size because as larvae, they were fed different 4. Larger bees perform different tasks (e.g. foraging for pollen, brood care, defense 5. They differ in size because they are different sexes. (You really need to look at the to eat and grow larger after they have pupated. to eat and grow larger after they have molted. amounts of food. etc.) than smaller bees and they may be more efficient at these tasks than their smaller nest mates. bees closely for a stinger...and maybe ask for some help from your instructor)

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The answer will be larger bees perform different tasks (e.g. foraging for pollen, brood care, defense etc.) than smaller bees and they may be more efficient at these tasks than their smaller nest mates (Option 4).

Explanation: Pupae is the last stage of brood (The other two are egg & larvae). It is natural that bees required some times to develop as adult after pupae stage & that can be the reason for bees colony differ in size. So, we can ignore option 1. Molting or ecdysis is a process of shedding exoskeleton which happens all kind of bees about every 24 h during first 4 days of larval life. So, it is also natural that bees required some times to develop as adult after larval stage. Thus, we can ignore option 2. It is true that drones (male bees) eat three times as much food as workers & worker bees also consume less royal jelly than queen bee in developing stage which can be lead to differ in size among them. So, we can ignore option 3. In a colony of bees three kinds of bees can be found- queen, drones (male) & worker (female). They differ in size due to different development process. So, we can ignore option 5. Worker bees which are smallest in the colony takes the responsibility of different tasks such as foraging, brood care, defense etc. Drones & queen which are larger in size than worker don't perform these tasks. So, option 4 is the correct answer.

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