How much do you know about Bees?
Let’s see how much you know about bees! Here’s a set of challenging quiz questions, complete with multiple-choice options. Answers are below the questions (so you can test yourself first)!
Bee Quiz
1. How many eyes does a bee have?
a) 6
b) 5
c) 8
d) 12
2. How many honey bees could you find in a healthy colony at its peak?
a) 100 to 200
b) 10
c) Up to 60,000
d) 1,000 to 2,000
3. Which members make up a honey bee colony?
a) 3 queens, knights and soldiers
b) A queen, a beekeeper and a hive
c) A queen, workers, drones
d) Honey bees and houseflies
4. How many pairs of wings does a bee have?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 4
d) 6
5. What do bees primarily collect from flowers?
a) Milk and honey
b) Nectar and other insects
c) Nectar and pollen
d) Sugar and nectar
6. What color can bees NOT see?
a) Blue
b) Red
c) Green
d) Ultraviolet
7. About how much honey does a single honey bee make in its lifetime?
a) About a jar
b) About a tablespoon
c) About a twelfth of a teaspoon
d) About a gallon
8. How many different species of bees are there (known to science so far)?
a) More than 20,000
b) About 1,500
c) About 100
d) Around 500,000
9. How do bees communicate the location of food sources?
a) Pheromones
b) Waggle dance
c) Singing
d) Waving their legs
10. Which insect is known to eat bees?
a) Butterfly
b) Dragonfly
c) Ladybug
d) Moth
Answers
- b) 5 – Bees have 5 eyes: 3 simple and 2 compound[1][2].
- c) Up to 60,000 – Especially during peak season, a hive can house tens of thousands of bees[1][2].
- c) A queen, workers, drones – These are the three castes in a bee colony[1][3][2].
- b) 2 – Bees have 2 pairs of wings, totaling 4 wings[1][2].
- c) Nectar and pollen – These are essential for bee nutrition and honey production[1][2].
- b) Red – Bees cannot distinguish red; it appears black to them[1].
- c) About a twelfth of a teaspoon – It takes over 1,000 bees to make a pound of honey[1][2].
- a) More than 20,000 – Over 20,000 identified species, possibly many more undiscovered[1][2].
- b) Waggle dance – Bees use this unique dance to tell others where flowers are located[3].
- b) Dragonfly – Dragonflies are predators that can eat honey bees[1].
Let me know how many you got right or if you’d like more advanced questions!
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