In the honey bee colony, the drones are
- sterile males with reduced mouth parts
- sterile males with well-developed mouth parts
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fertile males with reduced mouth parts
- fertile males with well-developed mouth parts
The correct answer is: C
Explanation
Drones are fertile male honey bees.Their mouth parts are generally reduced. they do not tend the brood, produce wax, or collect pollen or nectar. They will feed themselves directly from honey cells in the hive, or beg food from worker bees.