Honey Bees

Different bees in a hive have different duties. What evidence from the passage supports this statement?

• Worker bees gather food: the queen bee lays eggs.

• Bee stingers are about 12 millimeters long.

• Bees have two sets of wings and three sets of legs.

• The honeybee is probably the best known bee species.

• A honeybee lives in a hive near flowers.

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Select the major sections of a honey bee's body that are mentioned in the text.

• abdomen

• head

• fuzzy hair

• nectar and pollen

• thorax

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How many eyes does the bee have?

What do worker bees do?

• Grow the family by laying eggs.

• Spends time resting in the hive.

• Goes out to find food, builds the hive, and keeps the hive clean.

• Kicks out the queen honey bee when she becomes too aggressive.

• Travels the world looking for other types of honey bees.

What was the writer's purpose for creating this text?

• To inform readers about the honeybee's different types, duties, and life.

• To entertain readers with honey bee jokes and riddles.

• To persuade readers to collect honey in jars and to sell it.

• To inform readers about the problems that honey bees are causing.

• To persuade readers to find out why honey bees are disappearing.

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Which TWO ideas support the fact that honey bees live near areas where flowers are plentiful?

• Bees feed on nectar and pollen

• Bees are usually yellow and black.

• Honeybees will travel up to eight miles if necessary to find nectar and pollen.

• The males are kicked out of the hive in order to make it easier for the queen.

• It usually takes about two weeks for a female larva to grow into a queen bee.

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Which bee does most of the stinging because they are protecting the hive?

• queen

• drone

• worker

• bumblebee

• larva

Which type of bee lives the longest and what is their life span?

• Queen bee; 4 to 9 months

• Male honeybees; 3 - 6 weeks

• Worker bee: eight days

• Queen bee; three to five years

• Drone bee: 8 weeks

Which TWO types of bees get to enjoy the royal jelly?

• drones

• worker bees

• South African bees

• the queen

• larvae

According to the text, how do bees transport pollen from the flower back to the hive?

• Bees store pollen in little sacs on their legs.

• Bees use their antennae for touching and smelling.

• Bees use their stinger to poke pollen and move it to the hive.

• Bees do not use pollen, instead they use honey.

• Bees gather pollen on their backs in a nectar pouch.

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