Bee Brains

Bees & Their Brains

​ The causes are that bees were able to learn how to complete complex tasks and teach other bees how to complete the tasks as well. The effect is that scientists now see that brain size and intelligence are not always connected.

Multiple Choice

​ The causes are that bees were able to learn how to complete complex tasks and teach other bees how to complete the tasks as well. The effect is that scientists now see that brain size and intelligence are not always connected.

Which of the following is the BEST central idea for the selection?

• Scientists conducted experiments with bees to see what they could learn to do.

• Although bees have small brains, they proved their intelligence by completing complex tasks.

• Bees have a smaller brain than humans and also have fewer neurons.

• Bees can teach other bees how to solve puzzle and complete tasks.

Multiple Choice

​ The causes are that bees were able to learn how to complete complex tasks and teach other bees how to complete the tasks as well. Scientists showed the bees how to perform a task, the bees then completed the task, and they were given a reward. The effect is that scientists now see that brain size and intelligence are not always connected because bees have much fewer neurons than other animals.

Which of the following is the best SUMMARY for the selection?

• Scientists studied bees. They taught bees to complete a task. They also studied if bees could teach other bees to complete the task. Bees could do both. Scientists realized that the bees were very intelligent despite having very small brains.

• Bees can learn how to do something to get a reward. Bees can also teach other bees. Even more impressive, bees can improve on how to complete a task. Bees are much more intelligent than scientists thought they were.

• Bees have very small brains. All brains have neurons. Neurons let you think. The smaller the brain the fewer the neurons. Bees are very smart despite having a small brain.

• In a study, bees were able to learn how to get a reward by completing a task. The bees also figured out how to improve in completing the task. This is impressive. Humans have a difficult time learning how to improve on a task. Bees have fewer neurons than humans.

Multiple Choice

What text structure did the author use to organize this passage?

• Problem & Solution

• Comparison

• Cause & Effect

• Sequence