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The Genius of Swarms

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Although individual animals in a swarm don't seem very intelligent, the swarm itself can do quite ................ tasks.

a)

conflict

b)

intelligent

c)

complicated

2.

When piegeons fly as a group, they use swarm intelligence. The ..................... between the birds ensures that they rarely crash into each other.

a)

interaction

b)

conflict

c)

location

3.

Some people think that using swarm intelligence to make decisions will reduce .................... This is because no one individual makes the decisions.

a)

location

b)

interaction

c)

conflict

4.

The restaurant was never busy, so the owners decided to move it to a new................. closer to the center of the city.

a)

location

b)

suitable

c)

interaction

5.

Many people feel uncomfortable when they have to move in tightly packed groups. On the other hand, many insects stay very ................. together in order to survive.

a)

suitable

b)

close

c)

location

6.

Human groups, especially groups of children, usually work better together when someone is in...............

a)

a key component

b)

search of

c)

charge

7.

If all the people in a community.................., their lives will be more pleasant and cheerful.

a)

are close together

b)

follow the rules

c)

solve a problem

d)

are in charge

8.

Many organizations are using the internet to get large numbers of people to exchange ideas in order to................. a problem. This is called crowdsourcing.

a)

solve

b)

be in search of

c)

follow the rules of

9.

A key ........................... of group decision-making is discussing all of the possible results of the decision with the group members.

a)

location

b)

component

c)

intelligence

10.

When bees go in.................... a new home, they often send scouts to go ahead of the group to find a good location.

a)

search of

b)

charge of

c)

location