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Worksheet The Secret Life of Bees

"Tales from the Hive"

1.  How are the members of a hive a microcosm of human society?

2.  Infer two lessons that bees can teach us.

3.  Which sex, male or female, dominates the hive?

4.  Identify the responsibility of each of the following hive members:

            Queen

            Scout

            Forager

            Worker

            Drone

5.  Choose one enemy of the hive, tell how it gains admission and what destruction, if any, it can cause.