Envs 2210 midterm - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ENVS 2210 Midterm 1) What is the latin name for the Western honey Bee, of Europe and Africa? What does it mean? 2) What did Linnaeus try to rename it to? Why did he fail? 3) Why is the term mellifera inaccurate? - correct ans-1) Apis mellifera L., 1758 (scientific name in italics or underlined); 'honey-carrying bee', Linnaeus named it, 1758 was the year Linnaeus assigned this name 2) Apis mellifica, 'the honey-making bee' in 1761 (but rules of classification do not allow this-can cha...

ENVS 2210 Midterm 1 Exam Questions And Answers 2024/2025 How are honey bees beneficial and productive insects to humans? - Correct Answer - honey - crop pollination - other hive products (beeswax, pollen, propolis, bee venom) - entertainment (beekeeping, movies, documentaries) Where do the earliest records of beekeeping come from? When does it date back to? - Correct Answer Ancient Egypt; 4-5 thousand years ago When did humans start hunting bee colonies to steal their honey? - C...

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