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