Step 1: Understand the chromosome condition in honeybees.
Honeybees show a special system of sex determination called haplodiploidy. In this system, females (queen and workers) are diploid (2n) because they develop from fertilized eggs, while males (drones) are haploid (n) because they develop from unfertilized eggs.
Step 2: Identify the chromosome number in the male honeybee.
It is given that the somatic cells of a male honeybee contain 16 chromosomes. Since males are haploid, this means:
n = 16.
Step 3: Determine the chromosome number in sperm.
Sperm cells are gametes. In male honeybees, sperm are produced by mitosis (not meiosis) because the male is already haploid. Therefore, the sperm cells have the same number of chromosomes as the male's somatic cells.
Step 4: Final conclusion.
Since the male honeybee is haploid with 16 chromosomes, each spermatozoon will also contain 16 chromosomes.
Final Answer:
The number of chromosomes in each spermatozoa is 16.