Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781260411140
Author: Cleveland P Hickman Jr. Emeritus, Susan L. Keen, David J Eisenhour Professor PhD, Allan Larson, Helen I'Anson Associate Professor of Biology
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 21, Problem 15RQ
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To explain: The castes that occur in honeybees and termites and each of their functions.
Introduction: Honey bees and termites are social insects. They live in community organizations. The cast is referred to as a subset of individuals in a colony of animals that have specialized functions and are morphologically or anatomically different from other subsets within the same colony. Honey bees, termites, wasps are the social insects that show the development of castes within their community.
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