Bee Society
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A bee society consists of a large number of female workers, some males and a queen. The queen lives in the centre of the hive. She lays eggs. The males fertilize the queen’s eggs. The worker bees perform all the other activities of the colony. The behaviour of the workers shows a considerable division of labour. Some bees construct the structure of the combs. Other inspect the development of the larvae. Some bees’ product the entrance of the hive and others make honey. They store honey in the other cells. The beekeeper collects the honey from this hive once a year.
1.Who all are included in a bee society—
(A) A large number of female workers, some males and queen.
(B) Males, workers and fighters.
(C) Security guards, worker, males and females.
(D) The male workers, the female workers and queen.
2. What does the queen do?
(A) It protects all the eggs.
(B) It makes the hive
(C) It lays the eggs.
(D) It protects the larvae
3. Where does the queen live?
(A) In the outer cells
(B) In the middle of the hive
(C) In the centre of the hive
(D) In the inner cells.
4. What are the special features of a bee society?
(A) They perform all the other activities of the colony.
(B) They construct a structure of the comb.
(C) They inspect the development of the larvae.
(D)Their behaviour shows a considerable division of labour.
ANSWERS
1.(A)
2. (C)
3. (C)
4. (D)
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