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A Sweet Honeybee Quiz

The honeybee is found throughout the world and is highly valued for its honey. This quiz is dedicated to the honey makers of the world.

A multiple-choice quiz by JuniorTheJaws. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
JuniorTheJaws

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
41,000

Updated
Dec 28 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
1322

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Question 1 of 15

1. What unique behavior does a bee use to communicate the location of food to the other bees in its colony? Hint

Performs a dance.

Posts directions on the highway.

Buzzes at them.

Places an ad in the paper.

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Question 2 of 15

2. The queen bee is the only bee who can produce both male and female bees.

True

False

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the hatching time of the bee's eggs? Hint

3 months

13 days

3 days

8 days

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Question 4 of 15

4. The honeybee is not sensitive to ultraviolet light.

True

False

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Question 5 of 15

5. What does a fertilized bee egg develop into? Hint

male worker

child

king

female worker

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Question 6 of 15

6. Very young bee larva feed on what type of food? Hint

Nutritious pollen

Nutritious honey

Nutritious royal nectar

Nutritious royal jelly

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Question 7 of 15

7. What does an unfertilized bee egg produce? Hint

male drone

nothing

male worker

grandchildren

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Question 8 of 15

8. What kind of bee cleans the hive and maintains the combs? Hint

worker bee

drone bee

queen bee

the larva

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is the scientific name of the honeybee? Hint

Euscorpius flavicaudis

Coccinelidae

Apis mellifera

Papilio machaon

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the family name of the honeybee? Hint

Apidae

Danaidae

Coleoptera

Heteroptera

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Question 11 of 15

11. Where is the honeybee thought to have originated? Hint

Antartica

Africa

Asia

Australia

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Question 12 of 15

12. How many wings does a honeybee have? Hint

2 and half

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Question 13 of 15

13. Wax secreted from the glands of the honeybee is used to form what? Hint

The queen's chamber.

The food that the larva feed on.

The combs in the hive.

The entrance to the hive.

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Question 14 of 15

14. What do the stiff hairs on the bees' middle legs do? Hint

Brush pollen from the back legs.

Brush pollen from the front legs.

Helps keep the queen from getting away.

Helps to hatch the larva.

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Question 15 of 15

15. A male bee dies after mating.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What unique behavior does a bee use to communicate the location of food to the other bees in its colony?

Answer: Performs a dance.

After spotting an abundant food source, the worker returns to the hive and performs a dance. The movements indicate the direction and distance of the food source. (Time Life - Wildlife Fact File).

2. The queen bee is the only bee who can produce both male and female bees.

Answer: True

Only the queen's eggs are fertilized and capable of producing bees of all kinds.

3. What is the hatching time of the bee's eggs?

Answer: 3 days

The eggs hatch in 3 days. ( Time Life - Wildlife Fact File).

4. The honeybee is not sensitive to ultraviolet light.

Answer: False

False. The honeybee is sensitive to ultraviolet light. ( Time Life - Wildlife Fact File).

5. What does a fertilized bee egg develop into?

Answer: female worker

A fertilized egg develops into a female worker; an unfertilized egg produces a male drone. ( Time Life - Wildlife Fact File).

6. Very young bee larva feed on what type of food?

Answer: Nutritious royal jelly

Young larva are fed on nutritious royal jelly that is produced by the workers. ( Time Life - Wildlife Fact File).

7. What does an unfertilized bee egg produce?

Answer: male drone

Male drones are the result of unfertilized eggs. ( Time Life - Wildlife Fact File).

8. What kind of bee cleans the hive and maintains the combs?

Answer: worker bee

The worker bees maintain the colony. For the first two weeks of their lives, they clean the hive and feed the larva. After the tenth day, they begin building the comb cells. ( Time Life - Wildlife Fact File).

9. What is the scientific name of the honeybee?

Answer: Apis mellifera

Apis Mellifera is the latin word for Honeybee. ( Time Life - Wildlife Fact File).

10. What is the family name of the honeybee?

Answer: Apidae

Apidae is the family name for the honeybee. ( Time Life - Wildlife Fact File).

11. Where is the honeybee thought to have originated?

Answer: Asia

The honeybee is thought to have originated in Asia. ( Time Life - Wildlife Fact File).

12. How many wings does a honeybee have?

Answer: 4

The honeybee has four wings. They are attached in pairs. ( Time Life - Wildlife Fact File).

13. Wax secreted from the glands of the honeybee is used to form what?

Answer: The combs in the hive.

When wax is secreted from the glands, it is used to form the combs in the beehive. ( Time Life - Wildlife Fact File).

14. What do the stiff hairs on the bees' middle legs do?

Answer: Brush pollen from the front legs.

The stiff hairs on the middle legs brush pollen from the front legs. ( Time Life - Wildlife Fact File).

15. A male bee dies after mating.

Answer: True

The male bee dies after mating. The stinger is attached to the bee's abdomen by tiny barbs and the abdomen is ripped apart after mating. ( Time Life - Wildlife Fact File).

Source: Author JuniorTheJaws

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