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Ants

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many types of ants are there in the world

a)

More than 10,000

b)

10,000

c)

11,000

d)

10,001

2.

What are types of ants that hurt

(a)  

3.

How are you doing so far

a)

Very good

b)

Good

c)

Ok

d)

Not so good

4.

Ants are nice right

4 lines
5.

What is the color of a fire ant

a)

Red

b)

grey

c)

Purple

d)

Pink

6.

Ants only sting or bite if (a)  

7.

How much eggs can a queen ant lay

a)

300,000

b)

200,000

c)

100,000

d)

1000

8.

How many worker ants are in a colony

a)

2,000 or more

b)

2,000

c)

1,000

d)

Or 3,000

9.

How much weight can an ant lift

a)

5,001 times

b)

6,000 times

c)

4,000 times

d)

5,000 times

10.

Ants are happy when...

(a)  

11.
Soldier ants _______________ in protecting their colony from intruders.
a)
excerpt
b)
specialize
c)
scarce
d)
critical
12.

Where do ants make homes?

a)

in the bag

b)

in the can

c)

in the hill

13.

How many legs do ants have?

a)

4 legs

b)

6 legs

c)

8 lesg

14.

How many antennae do ants have?

a)

0 antennae

b)

1 antennae

c)

2 antennae

15.

What do ants use their antennae for?

a)

for eating

b)

for communicating

c)

for fighting

16.

Where do ants live?

a)

on the trees

b)

under the ground

c)

above the ground

d)

anywhere

17.

What do ants eat?

a)

leaves, seeds, bugs and other things.

b)

leaves, seeds, bugs.

c)

leaves, seeds, bugs and other drinks

18.

What are the three main body parts of an ant?

a)

Head, Thorax, abdomen

b)

eet, Beak, Thorax

c)

Head, Abdomen, Eyes

19.

What do they leave when they find food?

a)

A food trail

b)

A drink trail

c)

A smell trail

20.

What do insects use for feeling, smelling and tasting?

a)

antennae

b)

wings

c)

legs

d)

mouth

21.

All insects have wings.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Some insects have no wings so they can crawl, jump or swim.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

How do ants communicate?

a)

They speak like people.

b)

They can read minds.

c)

They use their antennae.

24.

I am on top of an ant's head.

a)

antennae

b)

cocoons

c)

accident

d)

fungus

25.

I'm a covering that protects the insect.

a)

fungus

b)

tunnels

c)

larvae

d)

cocoons

26.

I'm a passageway underground

a)

cocoons

b)

tunnels

c)

ant hills

d)

fungus

27.

I have no wings and look like worms.

a)

fungus

b)

ants

c)

cocoons

d)

larvae

28.

If you see one ant, what are you most likely to see?

a)

the queen ant

b)

wood

c)

more ants

29.

Why are leafcutter ants also called parasol ants?

a)

Because they carry parasols or umbrella on their heads.

b)

Because they carry leaves over their heads, like parasols

c)

Because they eat yellow fungus

30.

What do worker ants do?

a)

take care of the queen's eggs and brings food to the colony

b)

build anthills

c)

lay ants

31.

Ants live _______________.

a)

in Guam only

b)

all over the world

c)

in Africa

32.

How are ants like people?

a)

They have political systems

b)

They take care of each other and find food.

c)

They are allways fighting.

33.

How do ants “talk” to one another?

a)

using their mouths, like humans

b)

by rubbing their antennae together

c)

by making sounds

34.

Ants that live in wood are called _________________.

a)

carpenter ants

b)

army ants

c)

black ants

35.

What do weaver ants use to make nests?

a)

sticks and feathers

b)

leaves and sticks

c)

leaves and silky threa

36.

Ants have: one ____ and many soldier and worker ants.

a)

queen

b)

king

c)

prince

d)

princess

37.

The soldier ants....

a)

lay eggs

b)

defend the colony

c)

look for food

d)

look after the eggs

38.

An ant's body is divided into ______________ parts.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

39.

Ants eat _______________.

a)

bread

b)

meat

c)

paper

d)

anything

40.

A group of ants is called a _________________.

a)

ambush

b)

streak

c)

choir

d)

colony

41.

Ant colonies are led by a ___________.

a)

queen

b)

soldier

c)

prince

d)

king

42.

The first stage of the life cycle of an ant is ________________.

a)

Pupa

b)

Egg

c)

Larva

d)

Adult

43.

The last stage of the life cycle of an ant is _______________.

a)

Pupa

b)

Larva

c)

Egg

d)

Adult

44.

The larva has no ___________ and _______________.

a)

eyes

b)

body

c)

mouth

d)

legs

45.

Which of these is an interesting fact about ants?

a)

Ants are tiny.

b)

Ants are everywhere.

c)

Ants do not sleep.

d)

Ants have three parts.