Vocabulary
Prairie Dogs
Honeybees
Living Together
Pot Luck
100
A group of the same kind of animal living in an area.
Animal population.
100
Prairie dogs are more like squirrels than dogs. What animal group do prairie dogs belong to?
Rodent.
100
What are the 3 types of bees in a honeybee colony?
Queen, worker, and drone.
100
Thousands of prairie dogs live in this animal population.
Prairie dog town.
100
"Stingless" bees cannot defend themselves. True or False.
True.
200
The female bee that lays the eggs.
Queen bee.
200
What do prairie dogs do in order to tell each other apart?
They "kiss".
200
Why do bees sting?
To defend themselves. (self-defense)
200
A group of insects (such as ants or honeybees) that live together is a called an insect _______.
Colony.
200
In what type of insect colony would you find a "soldier"?
An ant colony.
300
Living things that depend on and harm other living things.
Parasite.
300
Why do prairie dogs build mounds?
To keep water from flooding prairie dog tunnels.
300
A female bee that builds the hive, cares for the young, and makes honey is called a _________.
Worker.
300
A group of the same kind of fish is called a ________.
School.
300
You find a flea on your cat. Which one is the host, the flea or the cat?
The cat.
400
Living things that parasites depend on.
Host.
400
A prairie dog town always has a main room and a _________ room.
Guard.
400
Worker bees produce this substance. It is used to form honeycombs.
Wax.
400
What is a small family group of prairie dogs called?
A coterie.
400
Are whales a good example of fish living in schools? Yes or No.
No.
500
The only male bee in the honeybee colony.
Drone.
500
How do prairie dogs defend themselves?
They run away.
500
Name 2 dances that bees do to "tell" other bees where food can be found.
The round dance and the waggle dance.
500
Caribou, zebra, and whales all live in this group.
Herds.
500
Name 2 reasons why fish swim in schools.
For protection and to find food.
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