THE TINY TEACHER , CLASS 7

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE SMALLEST AND WISEST INSECT?

• THE MOSQUITO

• THE ANT

• THE MOTH

• THE FLY

WHAT IS THE COLOUR OF THE COMMONEST ANT?

• PINK

• BROWN

• BLACK

• RED

THE HOMES OF ANTS ARE CALLED AS

• BEEHIVE

• HOLES

• ANTHILLS

• CAVES

THE QUEEN ANT ONLY LAYS EGGS AFTER ITS WEDDING FLIGHT WITH A DRONE . THROUGH THE LIFE CYCLE (EGG>GRUB>COCOON>ANT), A PERFECT ANT APPEARS.

**THE.................... ANT LAYS EGGS.

• WORKER

• SOLDIER

• QUEEN

• MASTER

THEY LEARN THEIR DUTIES FROM OLD ANT AND READY TO SURVIVE IN THE WORLD OF WORK LIKE CLEANERS, NURSES, WORKERS, SOLDIERS AND TRAINERS.

**HOW DO WORKERS ANTS SPEND THEIR MOST OF TIME?

• HATCHING EGGS

• DEFENDING HILLS

• SEARCHING FOR FOOD

• LAYING EGGS

THE ANTS ALSO ALLOW OTHER CREATURES TO LIVE IN THEIR ANTHILL TO GET PLEASANT SMELL, SWEET JUICE AND PLAYTHINGS.

**THE OTHER CREATURE THAT DO NOT LIVE IN ANTHILLS IS-

• GREENFLY

• BEETLES

• OTHER BREEDS OF ANTS

• MOSQUITO

ONE THING WE LEARN FROM THE LIFE OF ANT IS.............

ANTS HAVE HUNDREDS OF ROOM ALSO KNOWN AS-

• COLONIES

• SPACE

• PASSAGES

• GROUND

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ANTS LIVE IN A SEPARATE BARRACKS ?

• WORKER ANTS

• QUEEN ANTS

• CLEANER ANTS

• SOLDIER ANTS

THE QUEEN ANT'S LIFE SPAN IS ABOUT FIFTEEN YEARS. AFTER WEDDING FLIGHT WITH A MALE ANT (DRONE) ON A HOT SUMMER DAY, IT COMES BACK TO EARTH WITHOUT WINGS TO LAY EGGS.

**WHO IS THE MOTHER OF THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THE COLONEY OF ANTS?

• THE HOUSE FLY

• THE GREEN FLY

• THE QUEEN ANT

• THE BEETLE