How to Identify and Classify Honeybees
  • 1. What is the scientific name for the Western honey bee?
A) Apis cerana
B) Apis dorsata
C) Apis mellifera
D) Bombus terrestris
  • 2. Which caste of honeybee performs the waggle dance?
A) Worker
B) Drone
C) Queen
D) Larva
  • 3. What is the primary role of the drone bee?
A) To defend the hive
B) To collect nectar
C) To mate with the queen
D) To build honeycomb
  • 4. How many pairs of wings do honeybees possess?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Three
D) One
  • 5. What is the main component of honeybee venom?
A) Phospholipase A2
B) Apamin
C) Dopamine
D) Melittin
  • 6. What type of mouthparts do honeybees have?
A) Maxillae
B) Mandibles only
C) Chelicerae
D) Proboscis
  • 7. Where is the queen bee produced?
A) Larval cell
B) Worker cell
C) Drone cell
D) Queen cup cell
  • 8. What is royal jelly?
A) Honey and pollen mix
B) Food for queen larvae
C) Wax secretion
D) Bee venom
  • 9. What is pollen used for?
A) Protein source for bees
B) Cleaning agent
C) Energy source
D) Building material
  • 10. What is the approximate lifespan of a worker bee during the active season?
A) 6 weeks
B) 2 years
C) 1 year
D) 6 months
  • 11. Which body part is used to collect pollen?
A) Antennae
B) Pollen baskets
C) Wings
D) Mouthparts
  • 12. What is propolis?
A) Resin collected to seal cracks
B) Dead bee parts
C) Honey and water mixture
D) Waste material
  • 13. How many eyes does a honeybee have?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Five
D) One
  • 14. What is the main component of beeswax?
A) Sugars
B) Proteins
C) Fatty acids
D) Minerals
  • 15. What is the function of the honey sac?
A) To store pollen
B) To transport nectar
C) To hold venom
D) To digest food
  • 16. How do honeybees communicate direction?
A) Wing movements
B) Waggle dance
C) Pheromones only
D) Sound
  • 17. What is the main source of carbohydrates for honeybees?
A) Propolis
B) Royal jelly
C) Nectar
D) Pollen
  • 18. What is the role of the queen's pheromones?
A) To produce honey
B) To maintain colony cohesion
C) To attract drones only
D) To repel predators
  • 19. What is the process of bees dying in winter within the hive called?
A) Swarming
B) Absconding
C) Winter loss
D) Colony collapse
  • 20. What is the temperature maintained in the brood nest?
A) Approximately 50°F (10°C)
B) Approximately 110°F (43°C)
C) Approximately 95°F (35°C)
D) Approximately 70°F (21°C)
  • 21. What is swarming?
A) Cleaning behavior
B) Colony reproduction
C) Foraging behavior
D) Defensive behavior
  • 22. What is the term for a bee colony leaving the hive altogether?
A) Swarming
B) Drifting
C) Absconding
D) Robbing
  • 23. What is the function of the antennae?
A) Pollen collection
B) Venom delivery
C) Sense of smell and touch
D) Flight control
  • 24. What is chrysalis?
A) Pupal stage of a bee
B) Adult stage of a bee
C) Egg stage of a bee
D) Larval stage of a bee
  • 25. What is the process of foraging workers taking food from other colonies called?
A) Drifting
B) Grooming
C) Robbing
D) Ventilating
  • 26. Which is the longest living bee in a colony?
A) Worker
B) Queen
C) Drone
D) Larva
  • 27. What do bees use to ventilate the hive?
A) Antennae
B) Mouthparts
C) Wings
D) Legs
  • 28. What is the process where worker bees vibrate their wings to cool the hive called?
A) Robbing
B) Foraging
C) Fanning
D) Grooming
  • 29. What is the primary role of nurse bees?
A) Building honeycomb
B) Guarding the hive
C) Feeding the larvae
D) Collecting nectar
  • 30. What are varroa mites?
A) Beneficial insects for honeybees
B) A type of honeybee
C) A type of plant
D) Parasitic mites that infest honeybees
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