Test 1, Chapter 1

Question 1

The male bee is called the

Answer 1

drone

Question 2

An insect which mimics bees is a

Answer 2

drone fly

Question 3

Which bee hibernates?

Answer 3

bumblebee queen

Question 4

The sweet liquid that flowers use to attract insects is

Answer 4

nectar

Question 5

The female bee that mates and lays eggs is the

Answer 5

queen

Question 6

Which statement about bees is true?
Only female bees sting.
Bumblebees die after they sting.
Each beehive has several queen bees.
Yellow jackets are hairy like bees.

Answer 6

Only female bees sting.

Question 7

Which characteristic describes a bee?
has antennae shorter than its head
holds its wings out to the side when at rest
has two pairs of wings
has eight legs

Answer 7

has two pairs of wings

Question 8

Be able to identify the pictures of :

Answer 8

yellow jacket, honeybee, bumblebee

Question 9

This flower looks like a daisy the yellow ray flowers and brown disk flowers.

Answer 9

black-eyed susan

Question 10

This plant is often confused with goldenrod. Its pollen causes hay fever in some people.

Answer 10

ragweed

Question 11

This flower reminded its namers of an eye because it closes at night and opens at dawn.

Answer 11

daisy

Question 12

This autumn flower has more than one flower head per stem. Its ray flowers range in color from blue to purple to white.

Answer 12

aster

Question 13

This plant has prickly leaves and stem but a fragrant purple flower head.

Answer 13

thistle

Question 14

One quarter of all the animals in the world are

Answer 14

beetles

Question 15

A _____ cannot chew its food.

Answer 15

bug

Question 16

A spider has ____ legs

Answer 16

eight

Question 17

_____ have three body parts

Answer 17

insects

Question 18

A straight line running down the abdomen is a clue that an insect is a

Answer 18

beetle

Question 19

Young insects which look adults

Answer 19

nymphs

Question 20

The _______ is so long and narrow and so well camouflaged that it can be mistaken for a twig.

Answer 20

praying mantis

Question 21

Beetle larvae are called

Answer 21

grubs

Question 22

Harmless insects which closely resemble harmful insects are protected by ______.

Answer 22

mimicry

Question 23

Insects move from one place to another with the changing seasons when they

Answer 23

migrate

Question 24

Be able to identify the following pictures:

Answer 24

fly, true bug, bee, beetle, spider, butterfly

Question 25

List 3 reasons why insects seem to disappear in the late fall.

Answer 25

Some die, some migrate, some hibernate, some life in the hive.

Question 26

Explain a food chain. Tell what a food chain usually begins with and explain the term predator.

Answer 26

A food chain is a series of plants and animals, each depending on the next for food. A food chain usually begins with a green plant because only green plants can make their own food. Each food chain includes predators, animals that capture and feed on other animals.