Font size
WorksheetsPollination!
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 19mins
Do all honey bees sting?
No! No bees sting!
Yes! All bees are evil!
Only the workers... and I guess the queen stings old queens to remove them from power.
Yes! If they are agitated.
Name this bee.
Barry B. Benson
Beefius Borston
The "Unbeelievable" Mr. Binks
Mr. Been
How fast can a honey bee fly?
Up to 15mph.
Up to 100mph.
Barely 2mph.
Up to 86mph.
The French leader _ chose the bee as a symbol of his emperorship in the early 1800's. This represented resurrection, industriousness, tenacity... among many other meanings.
(a)
How many times can a honey bee sting?
Just once. The stinging process rips their insides out and they die shortly after.
Infinite amount of times.
2.5
Thousands?
Plants and pollinators have evolved over millions of years in a way that helps one another survive. This is an awesome example of ______.
coevolution
hummingbirdification of bats.
systemic waffleography
cryptozoology
The flower's _______ produces pollen.
stamen
pistil
petal
leaf
Draw an amazing pollinator for this scene.
The beautiful rafflesia flower is pollinated by flies. It attracts them by producing a scent like _________.
rotting meat
8th grade locker
perfume
fresh baked cookies
About how long ago did the first seed plants evolve?
400 million years ago
100 years ago
2,000 years ago
1 billion years ago
What's in it for them? Pollination is how some plants reproduce... but why do different organisms go from plant to plant?
It usually contains their food!
It feels nice when the plant parts tickle their bellies.
No available research on this topic. No one really knows.
It's one big joke they're playing on humans.
What is the shape of a honey comb cell?
Hexagon
Dodecahedron
Septagon
Circular
Do your best to explain why bees make their cells in the shape of a hexagon. If you don't know... make an educated guess.
Name that bee!
BuzzBee
Charlie
Honeycomb Hank
Honeyliscious Herschel
Do honey bees sleep?
No.
Yes.
They only sleep while still flying. Like sharks but in the air and not in the sea. Wouldn't it bee cool if bees had the teeth of sharks? Or if sharks had the stingers of bees?
The drones in a honey bee hive are typically all...
moody!
cheerful!
male.
female.
How long does the typical queen honey bee live?
About 3 years
Like a million? Mr. Brown went on and on about geologic time... is there anywhere in life I'll use the info from my science class?
About as long as the beekeepers can stand listening to the hive's incessant buzzing.
30 days
From ancient times until 1623 the biggest bee in the colony was called a _. I bet some kept calling it that just to protect their delicate egos. Typical old timey nonsense. How embarrassing.
(a)
How long does typical worker honey bee live?
30-40 days
3 years
Until the queen decides their time has come.
Long enough to feel a deep satisfaction with their job well done.
Write your best pollinator related slogan. Remember who your audience is... remember who your judges are...
