Question 12 of 12
On its second larval day, a larva in a worker cell is turned into a queen cell and fed royal jelly from then on. What develops from it?
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Answer
- B A queen
Explanation
Up to about the third larval day a female larva is not yet determined. If she keeps getting plenty of royal jelly in a queen cell, she becomes a queen. This is how colonies raise a new queen after losing theirs.