Question

Insects such as honey bees and wasps reproduce asexually by a method called:

a) Binary fission
b) Budding
c) Parthenogenesis
d) Fragmentation

Answer 1

Honey bees and wasps reproduce asexually by parthenogenesis.

Answer 2

Parthenogenesis is the method through which insects like honey bees and wasps reproduce asexually.

Step-by-step explanation:

Parthenogenesis is the method through which insects like honey bees and wasps reproduce asexually. This process involves the development of an egg into a complete individual without being fertilized. Parthenogenesis is common in invertebrates such as water fleas, rotifers, aphids, stick insects, and certain ants, wasps, and bees.