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Assertion. Honey Bee queen copulates only once in her life time.
Reason. Honey Bee queen can lay fertilised as well as unfertilized eggs.

A

Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.

B

Both A and R are true, but R is not the corret explanation of A .

C

A is true , but R is false

D

Both A and R are false

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The correct Answer is:
B
The queen bee coplates only once in its life cycle and sperms are stored in spermathaea. It can lay both unfertilised (leads to drone ) eggs and fertilised (leads to worker and next queen) eggs.
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