ENTOM 2030 Exam | 2026/2027 | Correct Answers | With
Complete Solutions
_______ of waggle run indicates direction, and _______ of
waggle run indicates distance. Correct Answers Angle,
duration
________ ____ _______ allows for a large and complex social
system through specialization and flexibility. Correct Answers
Division of labor
________ _________ absorb nitrogenous waste from
haemolymph and produce a filtrate. Correct Answers
Malpighian tubules
________ pheromones alter endocrine, reproductive and
neurological systems. These changes are not immediate but
instead occur in hours to days. Correct Answers Primer
_________ pheromones elicit an immediate behavioral response
that is mediated by the nervous system. Correct Answers
Releaser
- Benefit of recipient (B)
- Cost to the altruistic (C)
- Coefficient of relatedness (the fraction of genes that, on
average, are shared; r)
These are the 3 key variables in an ________ _______. Correct
Answers Altruistic act
,- Cell cleaning
- Making food and tending brood
- Capping brood
- Attending queen
These are the essential jobs of a(n) ______ bee. (young, middle-
aged, old) Correct Answers Young
- Cooperative brood care
- Reproductive division of labor
- Overlap of generations
- Caste status determined for life
These are characteristics of the ________ bee life history.
Correct Answers Eusocial
- Cooperative brood care
- Reproductive division of labor
- Overlap of generations
- Caste status is temporary
These are characteristics of ________ __________ bees.
Correct Answers Cooperative breeding
- Females build and guard their own nests
- Each female provisions her own brood cells
- Each female lays her own eggs
- Adults are typically active for a very short period of time
(approx. 3 weeks)
- Extended period of larval or adult diapause
, There are characteristics of the __________ bee life history.
Correct Answers Solitary
- Females do not build nests or collect pollen/nectar
- Females enter the nests of other bees and lay their eggs
- Eggs hatch into aggressive larvae that kill the host egg or larva
- Brood parasite feeds on pollen/nectar collected by host
These are characteristics of the ______ ___________ bee life
history. Correct Answers Brood parasitic
- Foragers arouse nestmates w/ high-pitched buzzing
- Foragers carry floral odor
- Nestmates leave in search of same floral odor
These are examples of ________ techniques for recruitment to
food sources (simple, intermediate, more advanced) Correct
Answers Simple
- Foraging for nectar, pollen, water, and/or resin
- Hive defense
These are the essential functions of a(n) ________ bee. (young,
middle-aged, old) Correct Answers Old
- High swarming rates and rapid colony growth
- Hybrid inviability
- Drones have a mating advantage
- Queens more likely to kill European queens
- Colonies can usurp European hives
- Resistant to pests
Complete Solutions
_______ of waggle run indicates direction, and _______ of
waggle run indicates distance. Correct Answers Angle,
duration
________ ____ _______ allows for a large and complex social
system through specialization and flexibility. Correct Answers
Division of labor
________ _________ absorb nitrogenous waste from
haemolymph and produce a filtrate. Correct Answers
Malpighian tubules
________ pheromones alter endocrine, reproductive and
neurological systems. These changes are not immediate but
instead occur in hours to days. Correct Answers Primer
_________ pheromones elicit an immediate behavioral response
that is mediated by the nervous system. Correct Answers
Releaser
- Benefit of recipient (B)
- Cost to the altruistic (C)
- Coefficient of relatedness (the fraction of genes that, on
average, are shared; r)
These are the 3 key variables in an ________ _______. Correct
Answers Altruistic act
,- Cell cleaning
- Making food and tending brood
- Capping brood
- Attending queen
These are the essential jobs of a(n) ______ bee. (young, middle-
aged, old) Correct Answers Young
- Cooperative brood care
- Reproductive division of labor
- Overlap of generations
- Caste status determined for life
These are characteristics of the ________ bee life history.
Correct Answers Eusocial
- Cooperative brood care
- Reproductive division of labor
- Overlap of generations
- Caste status is temporary
These are characteristics of ________ __________ bees.
Correct Answers Cooperative breeding
- Females build and guard their own nests
- Each female provisions her own brood cells
- Each female lays her own eggs
- Adults are typically active for a very short period of time
(approx. 3 weeks)
- Extended period of larval or adult diapause
, There are characteristics of the __________ bee life history.
Correct Answers Solitary
- Females do not build nests or collect pollen/nectar
- Females enter the nests of other bees and lay their eggs
- Eggs hatch into aggressive larvae that kill the host egg or larva
- Brood parasite feeds on pollen/nectar collected by host
These are characteristics of the ______ ___________ bee life
history. Correct Answers Brood parasitic
- Foragers arouse nestmates w/ high-pitched buzzing
- Foragers carry floral odor
- Nestmates leave in search of same floral odor
These are examples of ________ techniques for recruitment to
food sources (simple, intermediate, more advanced) Correct
Answers Simple
- Foraging for nectar, pollen, water, and/or resin
- Hive defense
These are the essential functions of a(n) ________ bee. (young,
middle-aged, old) Correct Answers Old
- High swarming rates and rapid colony growth
- Hybrid inviability
- Drones have a mating advantage
- Queens more likely to kill European queens
- Colonies can usurp European hives
- Resistant to pests
