Life Cycles
Life cycles are continuous. What does this mean?
What is the role of a Drone Bee?
They help the Queen make eggs.
What does solitary living mean?
Living alone
How do bacteria or viruses threaten bees?
Bees can get sick from mites or diseases.
What is an organism?
Any living thing
What are the four stages that ALL living things go through?
1. birth
2. growth
3. reproduction
4. death
What is the role of the Queen Bee?
She lays eggs and can split off from the hive to make a new colony.
What is one advantage and one disadvantage of getting food for animals that live in groups?
Advantage: Animals don't have to use as much energy to get food. They can share.
Disadvantage: Animals may have to wait their turn to eat. They have to gather more food.
Pesticides are chemicals put on plants to get rid of pests. They can hurt bees who eat them by making them sick.
What is a life cycle?
All the stages an organism goes through in its life?
What are all four stages of a honeybee's life cycle?
1. egg
2. larva
3. pupa (*metamorphosis)
4. adult honeybee
How do flowers help bees?
Flowers have nectar and pollen that bees need to eat and make honey.
What is one advantage and one disadvantage of getting food for animals that are solitary?
Advantage: Animals do not have to share food with others; they don't have to gather as much food.
Disadvantage: They cannot rely on others to help them get food. They may spend more time and energy finding food.
What is habitat loss, and how does that affect bees?
Habitat loss is when an organism's environment and shelter is destroyed. This means that bees might lose their hives or not have enough flowers to feed from.
What is metamorphosis?
When an organism completely changes form
What are the four stages of a tree's life cycle?
1. seed
2. seedling
3. sapling
4. adult tree
Name at least four roles of Worker Bees.
Worker Bees scout out food and water, forage for nectar and pollen, help make and fix the hive, make jelly/honey for other bees, care for babies, attend to the Queen, clean the hive cells, and protect the colony from predators.
What is one advantage and one disadvantage of protection for animals that live in groups?
Advantage: Animals can communicate and watch each other's backs. It is harder for predators to sneak up on them.
Disadvantage: Groups of animals may attract more attention from predators.
Climate change is when the weather patterns in a place change over time, often due to pollution. This could make it too hot/cold for bees and could hurt their life cycles. Pollution could also make bees sick.
What is a habitat?
What is a bee's habitat?
The environment that has all the resources and conditions for an animal to survive
Forest/grassland
What are the three stages of an apple tree after adult tree?
1. flowers
2. pollination
3. fruit
How do bees help flowers and plants?
Bees pollinate. This means they go to a flower to collect nectar and pollen. While they are there, they pick up pollen and move it to a new flower to help make new seeds.
What is one advantage and one disadvantage of protection for animals that live alone?
Advantage: Animals can camouflage or hide themselves more easily when they are alone.
Disadvantage: Animals do not have other pack members to communicate with or help them to watch out for predators.
What are two ways that people can help protect bees?
Answers may vary.
People can plant new flowers, avoid using pesticides, protect beehives, help bees create new hives, or help reduce pollution to save habitats.
What are a bee's basic needs?
Name as many as you can!
water
pollen
nectar
hive
other bees
predators
moderate temperatures