The Importance of Bees Quiz

Which of the following is a product made by bees that people often eat?

• Honey

• Cheese

• Bread

• Juice

Bees help plants grow by moving something from flower to flower. What is this called?

• Watering

• Pollination

• Digging

• Pruning

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Why do farmers like to have bees near their crops?

• Bees make the soil softer

• Bees help plants make fruits and seeds

• Bees eat harmful bugs

• Bees scare away birds

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Which of these foods would be harder to find if there were no bees?

• Apples

• Rice

• Fish

• Chicken

If bees stopped making honey, what would happen to people who use honey in their food?

• They would have more honey

• They would have less honey

• They would have more sugar

• They would have more salt

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Imagine a garden with many flowers but no bees. What might happen to the number of fruits in that garden? Explain your answer.

• The number of fruits would stay the same because bees are not needed.

• The number of fruits would go down because bees help flowers make fruits.

• The number of fruits would go up because bees eat the fruits.

• The number of fruits would go up because bees plant more seeds.

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A farmer notices that his apple trees are not making as many apples as last year. He also sees fewer bees in his orchard. What could be a reason for this change?

• Bees are eating the apples

• Fewer bees means less pollination, so fewer apples grow

• Bees are making more honey instead of apples

• Bees are watering the trees too much

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If you wanted to help bees so they can keep helping our food supply, which action would be best?

• Plant more flowers in your garden

• Pick all the flowers

• Spray lots of chemicals on plants

• Keep bees away from gardens

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Suppose a store sells honey, apples, and bread. If there were no bees, which two items might the store have less of? Explain why.

• Honey and apples, because bees help make both

• Bread and apples, because bees eat them

• Honey and bread, because bees make both

• Bread and honey, because bees pollinate wheat

A class is learning about bees and food. The teacher asks, "Why are bees important for our food supply?" Which answer shows the best understanding?

• Bees make honey, and that is the only reason they are important.

• Bees help plants grow fruits and seeds by pollinating flowers, which gives us many kinds of food.

• Bees are fun to watch, so they are important for gardens.

• Bees make flowers smell nice, so we like them.