Social insects: ants and bees

Question 1

A scientist is writing a short paragraph about an ant colony and wants to include two different jobs that ants do. Which pair below correctly names two distinct roles found in an ant colony?

Accepted Answer

The queen ant that lays eggs and the worker ant that gathers food.

Answer

The queen ant that gathers food and the guard ant that lays eggs.

Answer

The worker ant that builds tunnels and the queen ant that builds tunnels.

Answer

The guard ant that protects the nest and the soldier ant that collects pollen.

Question 2

Which sentence correctly tells what two different members of an ant colony do?

Accepted Answer

The queen ant lays all the eggs, and the worker ants gather food for the colony.

Answer

The queen ant gathers food, and the guard ants lay the eggs.

Answer

The worker ants protect the nest entrance, and the guard ants care for the queen’s brood.

Answer

The guard ants build tunnels, and the queen ant makes honey.

Question 3

Which statement best shows how an ant colony is similar to a human team?

Accepted Answer

The worker ants each have different jobs, like gathering food or caring for the young, similar to how members of a soccer team have different positions such as forward and goalkeeper.

Answer

The queen ant does all the work, just like a coach who also plays every position.

Answer

All the ants live alone in separate tunnels, like students working alone at home.

Answer

Ants only work at night while humans only work during the day, so they are not alike.

Try three questions

A scientist is writing a short paragraph about an ant colony and wants to include two different jobs that ants do. Which pair below correctly names two distinct roles found in an ant colony?

Which sentence correctly tells what two different members of an ant colony do?

Which statement best shows how an ant colony is similar to a human team?

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