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Bee Smart - The Hive Mind Challenge!

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which bee is responsible for laying eggs in the hive?

a)

Worker bee

b)

Queen bee

c)

Drone bee

d)

Forager bee

2.

What is the correct order of the honey bee life cycle?

a)

Egg → Larva → Pupa → Adult

b)

Larva → Egg → Pupa → Adult

c)

Egg → Pupa → Larva → Adult

d)

Adult → Egg → Larva → Pupa

3.

If a hive produces 30 kg of honey in 3 months, what is the average honey production per month?

a)

5 kg

b)

10 kg

c)

15 kg

d)

30 kg

4.

Which bee role is responsible for collecting nectar and pollen?

a)

Queen bee

b)

Worker bee

c)

Drone bee

d)

Guard bee

5.

Mr. Mays has how many hives?

a)

100

b)

48

c)

20

d)

25

6.

What is the typical temperature (in °F) that bees maintain inside the hive for brood development?

a)

100 F

b)

7575^{\circ} F

c)

3535^\circ F

d)

9595^{\circ} F

7.

Which bee role does NOT have a stinger?

a)

Worker bee

b)

Queen bee

c)

Drone bee

d)

Guard bee

8.

How many days does it take for a worker bee to develop from egg to adult?

a)

10 days

b)

21 days

c)

30 days

d)

40 days

9.

If a hive has 50,000 bees and each bee produces 112\frac{1}{12} teaspoon of honey in its lifetime, how many teaspoons of honey does the hive produce in total?

a)

4,166.67 teaspoons

b)

6,000 teaspoons

c)

12,000 teaspoons

d)

50,000 teaspoons

10.

What behavior do bees use to communicate the location of food sources?

a)

Buzzing loudly

b)

Waggle dance

c)

Building new comb

d)

Guarding the hive

11.

What did Mr. Mays do for a living before retirement?

a)

Orangetown Police Officer

b)

New York City Police Officer

c)

Fireman

d)

Teacher

12.

A bee can fly up to 3 miles from the hive to forage. What is the total round-trip distance?

a)

33 miles

b)

1.5 miles

c)

6 miles

d)

3 miles

13.

Which bee role is responsible for mating with the queen?

a)

Worker bee

b)

Queen bee

c)

Drone bee

d)

Nurse bee

14.

How long does the queen bee typically live?

a)

A few weeks

b)

A few months

c)

1-2 years

d)

3-5 years

15.

What is the main job of nurse bees?

a)

Laying eggs

b)

Feeding larvae

c)

Guarding the hive

d)

Collecting nectar

16.

What do bees do to cool the hive if it gets too hot?

a)

Leave the hive

b)

Fan their wings

c)

Stop working

d)

Eat more honey

17.

Which stage comes immediately after the larva in the bee life cycle?

a)

Egg

b)

Pupa

c)

Adult

d)

Queen

18.

If a hive has 3,000 forager bees and each makes 10 trips per day, how many foraging trips are made in one day?

a)

3,000

b)

10,000

c)

30,000

d)

300,000

19.

What is the main purpose of the drone bee?

a)

Collect nectar

b)

Feed larvae

c)

Mate with the queen

d)

Guard the hive

20.

How far can a honey bee typically forage from its hive?

a)

Up to 100 miles

b)

Up to 0.5 miles

c)

Up to 6 miles

d)

None. They don't fly.

21.

Which bee role is responsible for defending the hive from intruders?

a)

Nurse bee

b)

Guard bee

c)

Drone bee

d)

Queen bee

22.

If a bee collects 0.05 g of nectar per trip and makes 20 trips, how much nectar does it collect in total?

a)

0.1 g

b)

0.5 g

c)

1 g

d)

10 g

23.

What is the main reason bees perform the waggle dance?

a)

To attract mates

b)

To show the location of food

c)

To warn of danger

d)

To cool the hive

24.

If a hive needs to maintain a temperature of 9595^{\circ}

F and the outside temperature is 4545^{\circ} F, what do bees do?

a)

Fan their wings to cool

b)

Cluster together and vibrate

c)

Leave the hive

d)

Stop feeding larvae

25.

How many days does it take for a queen bee to develop from egg to adult?

a)

16 days

b)

21 days

c)

24 days

d)

30 days

26.

What is the main job of worker bees in the hive?

a)

Laying eggs

b)

Collecting nectar and pollen

c)

Mating with the queen

d)

Producing royal jelly only

27.

What do bees make from nectar?

a)

Wax

b)

Pollen

c)

Honey

d)

Larvae

28.

Why are honey bees important to humans and the environment?

a)

They eat harmful insects

b)

They clean the air.

c)

They help flowers and crops grow by pollinating them

d)

They make loud buzzing sounds to scare animals away

29.

According to this video we watched, honey is basically

a)

bee vomit

b)

flowers crushed up

c)

sugar

d)

bee wings crushed up

30.

Honey does not spoil!  (bacteria can’t grow in it, and because of it’s low moisture content and low pH – honey can last indefinitely

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Which statement is true?

a)

Honey bees will bother you while you are eating BBQ and icecream.

b)

Honey bees are not needed.

c)

The honey bee is the only insect that produces food eaten by humans.

d)

Honey bees smell bad

32.

What is the purpose of the worker bees?

a)

To lay eggs

b)

To sleep all day

c)

To do many jobs like cleaning, guarding, and collecting food

d)

To build nests in trees

33.

Bee Wings: Bees beat their wings incredibly fast, up to ___________ per minute, which is why they make a buzz.

a)

11,400 times

b)

1,000 times

c)

500 times

d)

100,000 times

34.

How many eyes do bees have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

35.

Which famous cathedral experienced a devastating fire in 2019, but the three beehives on its roof amazingly survived?

a)

Westminster Abbey

b)

Notre-Dame Cathedral

c)

Peter’s Basilica

d)


Cologne Cathedral

36.

What are honey bees doing when they are foraging?

a)

Sleeping inside the hive

b)


Fighting off predators

c)


Searching for food like nectar and pollen

d)


Making honey inside the hive

37.

What is the purpose of the chains of bees, also known as festoons, that hang together inside a hive?

a)

To protect the queen bee from predators

b)


To collect pollen and nectar more efficiently

c)


To support the construction of honeycomb

d)


To keep the hive cool during hot weather

38.

Which of the following is true about a bee's body?

a)

It has 4 legs and 2 body parts

b)

It has 6 legs and 3 body parts

c)

t has 8 legs and 1 body part

d)

It has 2 legs and 4 body parts

39.

How many queen bees can a hive have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

Unlimited

40.

Which of the following is a way to bee kind to honey bees?

a)

Plant wildflowers and native plants

b)


Avoid using harmful pesticides in your garden

c)


Support local beekeepers by buying their honey

d)


All of the above

41.

What is the names of Mr. Darren's Apiary?

a)

Buzzin’ Bee Farm

b)


Queen Bee’s Haven

c)

Amaysing Apiaries

d)

The Honeycomb Hangout

42.

What is an apiary?

a)

A place where honey is sold

b)


A tool used to extract honey

c)


A location where beehives are kept

d)


A type of flower bees like

43.

What is a swarm of bees?

a)

A group of bees playing near flowers

b)


A large group of bees that leaves the hive to start a new colony

c)


Bees flying around when they are angry

d)

A special dance bees do to find nectar

44.

Why do honeybees swarm?

a)

To find a new home when the hive gets too crowded

b)


To collect more nectar from flowers

c)

To protect the hive from predators

d)

To make more honey faster

45.

How many wings does a honey bee have?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

46.

Which statement about feeding bee larvae is correct?

a)

All bee larvae are fed only royal jelly until they become adults.

b)

Worker and drone larvae are fed royal jelly for the first few days, then bee bread.

c)

Queen larvae are fed bee bread throughout their development.

d)

Worker larvae are fed only pollen, and drone larvae only royal jelly.

47.

Why do queen bees have smaller brains compared to worker bees?

a)

Because they eat only royal jelly and no bee bread during development

b)

Because they are less active than worker bees

c)

Because they live shorter lives

d)

Because they don’t need to fly

48.

What is the main difference between a queen bee and a worker bee?

a)

Queen bees make honey and worker bees eat it

b)

Queen bees are larger and lay eggs, while worker bees do most hive tasks

c)

Queen bees collect nectar while worker bees lay eggs

d)

Worker bees are larger and defend the hive

49.

Which part of a bee's body is used to collect pollen?

a)

Stinger

b)

Wings

c)

Legs

d)

Eyes

50.

What do bees use wax for inside the hive?

a)

To make the hive smell nice

b)

To attract other bees

c)

To build honeycomb cells

d)

To feed the queen