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Science 1056 Checkup #1 (pgs. 15) 3rd Ed.

Terms in this set (16)

stingers
Bees use their ___________ in defense of themselves or their hives.
barbs
There are ___________ on a stinger which make it stick to a person or animal.
poison
There is a small amount of ___________ which is released into the skin from a stinger.
scout
A ___________ bee explores the fields and woods to sip nectar and gather pollen for the hive.
location
When a scout bee returns to the hive, it shares nectar with other worker bees and gives them a message about the ___________ of the nectar supply.
sun
The worker bee gets its direction from the ___________ and works out directions.
motion
Other bees learn about distances by watching the body ___________ of the scout.
circle
The location of the nectar supply is no farther away than 100 yards, or 90 meters, if the scout bee moves in a ___________ movement.
figure-eight
The location of the nectar supply is farther than 100 yards, or 90 meters, if the scout bee moves in a ___________ movement.
tail
The rate at which the bee moves its ___________ tells the exact distance.
eight
Most bees live an average of only ___________ weeks.
spoonful
A worker bee gathers enough nectar to make only a small ___________ of honey during its lifetime.
weighs
The worker bee can carry almost as much pollen and nectar as the bee itself ___________.
ten
A bee's wing carry nearly two times its weight on an average of ___________ times a day.
breaking
A bee's wings begin ___________ after it carries heavy loads for four to eight weeks.
full
When a bee has a ___________ load, it takes the most direct way back to its hive.
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