A World of Bees

What is a bee?

• an insect that lives near water and eats fish

• a red-and-black insect that lives under the ground

• a flying insect that collects nectar and pollen

• a crawling insect with two sets of legs and no wings

What is the central idea of this passage?

• Honey bees have many similarities to other insects

• Honey bees lives are different lengths

• Honey bees have a distinct order that helps things run smoothly

• Honey bees have one queen who lives 5 years

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

Which bees would you say are the least important to the beehive?

• worker bees

• the queen bee

• female bees

• drones

"There are over 20,000 known bee species in the world. The best known is probably the honeybee." What does the word species mean?

• shades or colors

• orders or levels

• kinds or types

• duties or jobs

Choose the word that completes the sentence. "There is less food available in the winter; _____________________ the drones are kicked out.

• never

• even though

• including

• therefore

What are the main duties of worker bees?

• going out to find food (pollen and nectar)

• building the hive

• keeping the hive clean

• all of the above

The worker bee is the hardest working bee in the hive. What quote supports this statement?

• "The lifespan of a worker bee is anywhere for 4 to 9 months."

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

• "Worker bees are actually the only bees that ever do any stinging."

• "Workers are young female bees."

There is only one queen in each hive. What happens to the potential queen bees?

• They fly away to start their own hive.

• They are turned into worker bees.

• They do not have a stinger.

• The queen kills the potential queens.

When honeybees collect nectar and pollen, they pollinate fruits and vegetables. What would happen if the honeybees die out?

• fruits and vegetables would eventually die out

• fruits and vegetables would grow stronger

• flowers would bloom, but fruits and vegetables would not

• fruits and vegetables would grow, but flowers would not