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A Quiz To Test Your Knowledge On Bees
Take this quiz to find out how much you know about bees. What is it about bees that we find so interesting? Bees are an important part of our environment as they play a vital role in pollinating plants. Answer the following multiple choice questions and then see your score. Better yet, stump your family and friends by asking them to take this quiz.
1. Are bees warm or cold blooded?
Warm blooded
Cold blooded
2. How many times per second do bumblebees beat their wings?
100 times per second
200 times per second
600 times per second
1,000 times per second
3. About how many native species of bumblebee does North America have?
50 species
250 species
500 species
2,000 species
4. Bees belong to which insect order?
Apidoptera
Hymenoptera
Apidae
Lepidoptera
5. From what part of the flower do bees collect pollen?
Stigma
Sepals
Anther
Carpels
6. Where do most native bee species nest?
In the ground
Tree branches
Flowers
Hives
7. What color are bees unable to see?
Blue
Red
Green
8. Can bees calculate the angles of the earth?
True
False
9. How fast can a honey bee fly?
5 miles per hour
19 miles per hour
15 miles per hour
20 miles per hour
10. How many pairs of wings do bees have?
2 pair
3 pair
4 pair
5 pair
11. Most female bees can sting how many times?
One time
Many times
They can't sting
12. Most male bees can sting how many times?
One time
Many times
Never
13. What percentage of the world's bee species make honey?
5 percent
25 percent
50 percent
75 percent
14. In most bee species, the males mate only once but the females mate many times?
True
False
15. Most female bees spend the majority of their time . . .
Searching for a mate
Inside their nest cavities
Feeding their young
Foraging for pollen
16. How many eyes do bees have?
2 eyes
3 eyes
4 eyes
5 eyes