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Worker bees are...

Worker bees are

A

Sterile females

B

Fertile females

C

When the queen is absent then acts as a fertile females

D

Sterile drones

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The correct Answer is:
A
Worker bees are female but are not capable of reproducing. They do all the work in the hive.
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