(CGPT) The diagram below shows the life cycle of the honey bee. Write a report for a university, lecturer describing the information shown below. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagram illustrates the life

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of the honey bee, from the laying of an egg to the development of a mature adult.

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, the

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takes 34 to 36

days

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. The nymph stage accounts for most of

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time, and the bee moults three times during

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stage. The

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begins when a mature female lays eggs. She produces one or two eggs every three

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, and each egg takes nine to ten

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to hatch. The diagram refers to the newly hatched bee as a nymph. As the nymph grows, it sheds its outer layer three times. The diagram shows intervals of five, seven and nine

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for these moults, adding up to about 21

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. A young adult emerges after the final moult and reaches maturity four

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later.

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is less than half the time taken for an egg to hatch. Mature females

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lay eggs, starting the

cycle

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again.