1. What unique behavior do bees use to communicate the location of food to the other bees in its colony? Places an ad in the paper. Buzzes at them. Performs a dance. Posts directions on the highway.

2. How many eggs does the queen lay a day? up to 1,500 up to 100,000 up to 2,500 one a day

3. What is the hatching time of the eggs? 13 days 3 days 8 days 3 months

4. The honeybee is not sensitive to ultraviolet light. True False

5. What does a fertilized egg develop into? child male worker female worker king

6. Very young larva feed on what type of food? Nutritious pollen Nutritious honey Nutritious royal nectar Nutritious royal jelly

7. What does an unfertilized egg produce? male drone nothing male worker grandchildren

8. What kind of bee maintains the colony? the larva queen bee worker bee drone bee

9. What is the scientific name of the honeybee? Coccinelidae Apis mellifera Papilio machaon Euscorpius flavicaudis

10. What is the family name of the honeybee? Coleoptera Heteroptera Danaidae Apidae

11. Where is the honeybee thought to have originated? Antartica Africa Asia Australia

12. How many wings does a honeybee have? 2 and half 2 4 6

13. Wax secreted from the glands of the honeybee is used to form what? The food that the larva feed on. The queen's chamber. The entrance to the hive. The combs in the hive.

14. What do the stiff hairs on the middle legs do? Brush pollen from the back legs. Helps to hatch the larva. Helps keep the queen from getting away. Brush pollen from the front legs.

15. A male bee dies after mating. True False