Bee Study Quiz

What is the main topic of the article?

• Bees making honey

• Bees solving math problems

• The life cycle of bees

• The habitat of bees

Who led the study mentioned in the article?

• Robert Alexander

• Adrian Dyer

• Scarlett Howard

• PBS NewsHour staff

Who is Adrian Dyer?

• A cognitive scientist from RMIT University

• A biologist from New York University

• A physicist from London University

• A chemist from Toronto University

How long have humans kept and benefited from Western honeybees?

• More than 1,000 years

• More than 2,000 years

• More than 3,000 years

• More than 4,000 years

What did Karl von Frisch study about bees?

• Their ability to recognize human faces

• Their ability to communicate the location of food through dance

• Their ability to solve math problems

• Their ability to build hives

What kind of memory allows bees to remember that blue and yellow are separate mathematical rules?

• Short-term memory

• Long-term memory

• Sensory memory

• Working memory

According to Muth, what is hard to say about honeybees?

• When they would need to add or subtract

• How they find flowers

• Why they produce honey

• How they communicate

What did Dyer say humans never needed to do?

• Play complicated music

• Ride surfboards

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

What might honeybees be similarly adaptable to, according to the text?

• Changing weather

• Different environments

• Various diets

• New predators

What does long-term memory help bees remember?

(a)  

• The location of their hive

• The difference between blue and yellow mathematica
• The taste of different flowers

• The time of day