Females of many insect species, including honeybee queens, can store gametes shed by their mating partners in
A) their nests.
B) the abdominal tract.
C) the cloaca.
D) the uterus.
E) the spermatheca.

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Females of many insect species, including honeybee queens, store sperm in a specialized organ called the spermatheca. This allows them to use the stored sperm to fertilize eggs over an extended period of time, without needing to mate again. The other options (A, B, C, D) are not correct as they do not accurately describe the location where gametes are stored.

Females of Many Insect Species, Including Honeybee Queens, Can Store