Figure 56.29
-Answer the question using the accompanying figure. The male bee represented by letter A is ____ and the queen bee represented by letter B is ____.
A) diploid; triploid
B) haploid; triploid
C) triploid; diploid
D) diploid; haploid
E) haploid; diploid

Question

Figure 56.29
-Answer the question using the accompanying figure. The male bee represented by letter A is ____ and the queen bee represented by letter B is ____.
A) diploid; triploid 
B) haploid; triploid 
C) triploid; diploid 
D) diploid; haploid 
E) haploid; diploid

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Male bees (drones) are haploid, meaning they develop from unfertilized eggs and have only one set of chromosomes. Queen bees are diploid, meaning they develop from fertilized eggs and have two sets of chromosomes.

Figure 56.29 -Answer the Question Using the Accompanying Figure. the Male Bee