Given figures represent three different castes of a colony of honeybees.

Select the incorrect statement regarding these.

Options

A. P is the worker bee which is a sterile female.
B. Q is the queen which lays both fertilised (2n) and unfertilised (n) eggs.
C. R is the drone which is a fertile male.
D. P and Q emerge from unfertilised eggs, while R emerges from fertilised eggs.

Answer

D

Explanation

Drones are produced by parthenogenesis, i.e., from unfertilised eggs whereas queen and worker bees develop from fertilised eggs.