Understanding Honeybees and Wasps

What is a key characteristic of social insects like honeybees?

• They live alone.

• They live in communities.

• They do not build nests.

• They do not interact with other species.

What is the primary role of the queen bee in a honeybee colony?

• To perform the waggle dance.

• To lay eggs.

• To protect the hive.

• To gather food.

What is the term for the transformation process that bees undergo during their lifecycle?

• Evolution

• Respiration

• Metamorphosis

• Photosynthesis

What is the purpose of the waggle dance performed by honeybees?

• To scare away predators.

• To communicate the location of food.

• To entertain other bees.

• To attract mates.

How do honeybees contribute to pollination?

• By eating pollen.

• By carrying pollen between flowers.

• By avoiding flowers.

• By destroying flowers.

What is a common feature of both honeybees and paper wasps?

• They both live solitary lives.

• They both have a queen.

• They both do not build nests.

• They both do not have wings.

Where do paper wasps typically build their nests?

• In open fields.

• In water.

• Underground.

• In hidden, protected places.

What material do paper wasps use to build their nests?

• Leaves

• Paper-like paste

• Mud

• Wood

What happens to the wasp colony at the end of summer?

• The colony hibernates.

• The colony migrates.

• The colony expands.

• The workers die and new queens and males emerge.

What do new queen wasps do in the spring?

• They become worker wasps.

• They hibernate again.

• They return to their old nests.

• They start new colonies.