Question

Female honey bees are diploid and male honey bees are haploid. The haploid males produce sperm and can successfully mate with diploid females. Fertilized eggs develop into females and unfertilized eggs develop into males. How does the process of sperm production in male honey bees differ from sperm production in other animals?
a. Male honey bees use meiosis I only, whereas other animals use both phases of meiosis.
b. Male honey bees use meiosis, whereas other animals use mitosis.
c. Male honey bees use mitosis, whereas other animals use meiosis.
d. Male honey bees can use mitosis or meiosis, whereas other animals can only use meiosis.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is option C.

Explanation:

In most of the male animals the production of sperms takes place through the process of meiosis. Meiosis occurs only in 2n or diploid cells. Thus the most of the animals produce sperm due to their diploid nature.

In male bees the sperm production is different than other animals as it is haploid cell and haploid cells produce sperms through mitosis. In haploid cells mitosis helps in produce more sperms.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.