ENTO 320 REVISION EXAMS 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following is not a function of the honey bee antennae? -
✔✔Trophallaxis
✔✔What bee mouthpart/s would most likely be used to pull a dead larva from its cell? -
✔✔Mandibles
✔✔What component of the cuticle is responsible for protection from abrasion? -
✔✔Cement layer
✔✔The honey bee proboscis is made up of which two structures? - ✔✔maxillae and
labium
✔✔The epidermis secretes the new cuticle during ecdysis. - ✔✔True
✔✔What is the function of hamuli? - ✔✔couple fore- and hind wings of Hymenoptera
✔✔Bees have photoreceptor cells for all of the following colors except: - ✔✔red
✔✔The queen bee sting is sharper and more barbed than the worker's. - ✔✔false
✔✔Honey bees have ______ compound eyes and ______ ocelli. - ✔✔2,3
✔✔What specialized structure exists on the outer tibia of the worker bee hind leg? -
✔✔corbiculum
✔✔Which of the following is the first place pollen from the body is accumulated in the
process of getting it ready for transport back to the hive? - ✔✔comb
✔✔Honey bees can navigate using the sun even on cloudy days because they can
detect _________ light. - ✔✔polarized
✔✔The rake of one hind leg collects pollen from the combs of the opposite hind leg. -
✔✔True
✔✔The very tip of the honey bee glossa is called the ________. - ✔✔Labellum
✔✔Wax is secreted by honey bees by paired glands in their ______________ and then
harden into _______________. - ✔✔abdomen, scales
✔✔Hemolymph is kept within vessels, similar to humans. - ✔✔false
,✔✔Which major endocrine glands produce prothoracicotropic hormone (PTTH) to
initiate the process of ecdysis. - ✔✔corpora cardiaca
✔✔Of the following honey bee stages, which would have the most extensive fat bodies?
- ✔✔Larvae
✔✔A successful nectar forager returning to the nest would have a closed
proventriculus. - ✔✔True
✔✔The ____________ glands produce chemicals known as "footprint" pheromones
and are found on the arolium. - ✔✔Arnhart
✔✔Male honey bees are killed to collect semen for artificial, or instrumental
insemination of queens, but they may survive natural matings. - ✔✔False
✔✔The honey bee digestive tract expands and contracts with the ______________,
which is found in the hindgut. - ✔✔rectum
✔✔The dorsal-ventral flight muscles are responsible for the downstroke of honey bee
wings. - ✔✔False
✔✔What part of the drone reproductive tract remains in the queen for a while after
mating? - ✔✔endophallus
✔✔Acarapis woodi is a honey bee parasite that lives within the __________ of the
respiratory system. - ✔✔trachea
✔✔Functional analogies can be made between the Malpighian tubules and _________,
and the fat bodies and _________ of vertebrates. - ✔✔Kidneys; liver
✔✔What part of the digestive system runs through the bee's thorax? - ✔✔esophagus
✔✔The largest muscle groups are located within the ________, which is one of the
three major segments of insects. - ✔✔thorax
✔✔Which head glands secrete sucrase, lipase, amylase, and invertase? - ✔✔Labial
glands
✔✔In honey bee larvae, the hindgut is disconnected from the rest of the digestive
system until the prepupal stage. - ✔✔true
, ✔✔What do honey bee larvae have as far as external anatomy is concerned? -
✔✔Simple mouthparts
✔✔The outer shell of insect eggs is called the chorion. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which bees are responsible for cleaning larval debris from cells? - ✔✔Not old
workers
✔✔Honey bee larva can be seen in open cells curled into a position that resembles the
letter "C" up until the prepupal stage. - ✔✔true
✔✔Honey bee pupae, in which the legs are free and the abdomen is mobile, are
categorized as ______ pupae. - ✔✔exarate
✔✔When do honey bees defecate as immatures? - ✔✔immediately before the cocoon
is spun
✔✔Which stages of honey bees can be called "open brood", that is, they are uncapped.
- ✔✔eggs and larvae
✔✔The honey bee cocoon is made up of silk and what other component? - ✔✔larval
waste products
✔✔Honey bees and other insects that go through the developmental stages of egg,
larva, pupa, and adult are called ________. - ✔✔holometabolous
✔✔Inbreeding may cause the occurrence of diploid drones to increase. - ✔✔True
✔✔Diploid drones are ______ at the sex-determining locus. - ✔✔homozygous
✔✔What is meant by the term "bipotent" as it refers to the fertilized honey bee egg? -
✔✔it has the ability to become either a queen or a worker
✔✔Which is the only stage in which all castes of honey bees remain for the same
amount of time? - ✔✔egg
✔✔Which of the following puts the length of developmental time for each caste from
egg to adult emergence in the correct order? - ✔✔queen < worker < drone
✔✔Approximately when is the "critical age" concerning worker vs. queen development?
- ✔✔3 day old larva
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following is not a function of the honey bee antennae? -
✔✔Trophallaxis
✔✔What bee mouthpart/s would most likely be used to pull a dead larva from its cell? -
✔✔Mandibles
✔✔What component of the cuticle is responsible for protection from abrasion? -
✔✔Cement layer
✔✔The honey bee proboscis is made up of which two structures? - ✔✔maxillae and
labium
✔✔The epidermis secretes the new cuticle during ecdysis. - ✔✔True
✔✔What is the function of hamuli? - ✔✔couple fore- and hind wings of Hymenoptera
✔✔Bees have photoreceptor cells for all of the following colors except: - ✔✔red
✔✔The queen bee sting is sharper and more barbed than the worker's. - ✔✔false
✔✔Honey bees have ______ compound eyes and ______ ocelli. - ✔✔2,3
✔✔What specialized structure exists on the outer tibia of the worker bee hind leg? -
✔✔corbiculum
✔✔Which of the following is the first place pollen from the body is accumulated in the
process of getting it ready for transport back to the hive? - ✔✔comb
✔✔Honey bees can navigate using the sun even on cloudy days because they can
detect _________ light. - ✔✔polarized
✔✔The rake of one hind leg collects pollen from the combs of the opposite hind leg. -
✔✔True
✔✔The very tip of the honey bee glossa is called the ________. - ✔✔Labellum
✔✔Wax is secreted by honey bees by paired glands in their ______________ and then
harden into _______________. - ✔✔abdomen, scales
✔✔Hemolymph is kept within vessels, similar to humans. - ✔✔false
,✔✔Which major endocrine glands produce prothoracicotropic hormone (PTTH) to
initiate the process of ecdysis. - ✔✔corpora cardiaca
✔✔Of the following honey bee stages, which would have the most extensive fat bodies?
- ✔✔Larvae
✔✔A successful nectar forager returning to the nest would have a closed
proventriculus. - ✔✔True
✔✔The ____________ glands produce chemicals known as "footprint" pheromones
and are found on the arolium. - ✔✔Arnhart
✔✔Male honey bees are killed to collect semen for artificial, or instrumental
insemination of queens, but they may survive natural matings. - ✔✔False
✔✔The honey bee digestive tract expands and contracts with the ______________,
which is found in the hindgut. - ✔✔rectum
✔✔The dorsal-ventral flight muscles are responsible for the downstroke of honey bee
wings. - ✔✔False
✔✔What part of the drone reproductive tract remains in the queen for a while after
mating? - ✔✔endophallus
✔✔Acarapis woodi is a honey bee parasite that lives within the __________ of the
respiratory system. - ✔✔trachea
✔✔Functional analogies can be made between the Malpighian tubules and _________,
and the fat bodies and _________ of vertebrates. - ✔✔Kidneys; liver
✔✔What part of the digestive system runs through the bee's thorax? - ✔✔esophagus
✔✔The largest muscle groups are located within the ________, which is one of the
three major segments of insects. - ✔✔thorax
✔✔Which head glands secrete sucrase, lipase, amylase, and invertase? - ✔✔Labial
glands
✔✔In honey bee larvae, the hindgut is disconnected from the rest of the digestive
system until the prepupal stage. - ✔✔true
, ✔✔What do honey bee larvae have as far as external anatomy is concerned? -
✔✔Simple mouthparts
✔✔The outer shell of insect eggs is called the chorion. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which bees are responsible for cleaning larval debris from cells? - ✔✔Not old
workers
✔✔Honey bee larva can be seen in open cells curled into a position that resembles the
letter "C" up until the prepupal stage. - ✔✔true
✔✔Honey bee pupae, in which the legs are free and the abdomen is mobile, are
categorized as ______ pupae. - ✔✔exarate
✔✔When do honey bees defecate as immatures? - ✔✔immediately before the cocoon
is spun
✔✔Which stages of honey bees can be called "open brood", that is, they are uncapped.
- ✔✔eggs and larvae
✔✔The honey bee cocoon is made up of silk and what other component? - ✔✔larval
waste products
✔✔Honey bees and other insects that go through the developmental stages of egg,
larva, pupa, and adult are called ________. - ✔✔holometabolous
✔✔Inbreeding may cause the occurrence of diploid drones to increase. - ✔✔True
✔✔Diploid drones are ______ at the sex-determining locus. - ✔✔homozygous
✔✔What is meant by the term "bipotent" as it refers to the fertilized honey bee egg? -
✔✔it has the ability to become either a queen or a worker
✔✔Which is the only stage in which all castes of honey bees remain for the same
amount of time? - ✔✔egg
✔✔Which of the following puts the length of developmental time for each caste from
egg to adult emergence in the correct order? - ✔✔queen < worker < drone
✔✔Approximately when is the "critical age" concerning worker vs. queen development?
- ✔✔3 day old larva
