Bees are probably the world’s best-known pollinators. They distribute pollen from one plant to the next as they collect nectar from the plant’s flowers. Many of our food crops are dependent on this activity to ensure that fruit will set, while other crops are improved by bee activity.
What do you know about the relationship between bees and agriculture? Try to score at least 50% to pass the quiz!
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Question of
Is it true that 75% of all food crops grown on the planet became extinct in the last century?
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Yes
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No
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Is it true that 35% of the world’s food crops are dependent on bees and other pollinators?
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Yes
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No
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What percentage of food crops are improved by the presence of bees or other animal pollinators?
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35%
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50%
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67%
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87%
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Is it true that native bees like the bumblebee are as important to our food crops as honeybees?
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Yes
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No
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How many species of native bees live in North America?
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5 species
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21 speciess
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437 species
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4,000 species
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Honeybees are known for being social animals. Is it true that bumblebees are solitary by contrast?
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Yes
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No
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The honeybee was introduced to North America from what continent?
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Asia
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Europe
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South America
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Africa
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Is it true that bees are responsible for pollination of wheat, corn and rice – three of the world’s most important food crops?
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Yes
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No
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Which of the following does NOT contribute to the loss of bee pollinators for our food crops?
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Use of chemical pesticides
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Certain irrigation practices
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Using bats and predatory wasps to control insect populations
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Removing weeds from areas where food crops are grown
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Do most native bees nest in hollow trees or similar spots, like wild honeybees do?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
Which bees do the best job of pollinating tomatoes?
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Honeybees
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Cuckoo bees
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Bumblebees
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Mason bees
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One type of native bee services an entire family of plants and is named after it. What family is it?
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Raspberries, blackberries, and dewberries
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Squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, and melons
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Blueberries, cranberries, huckleberries, and others
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Tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, and peppers
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What is another name for mason bees?
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Cuckoo bees
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Sweat bees
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Mining bees
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Orchard bees
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Why do male squash bees sometimes sleep inside flowers?
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They get drunk on the nectar
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They are too hot and need to rest in the shade
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They are lazy and hiding from the female bees
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They are hoping to encounter a female bee
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Question of
Pick the true statement:
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Strawberries pollinated by a number of different types of bees are more uniform in shape
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Strawberries pollinated by bumblebees will be lighter in color
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Strawberries won’t grow unless they are pollinated by animals like bees
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Bees increase the sugar-acid ratio of a strawberry crop
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Question of
Pick the false statement
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Bumblebees are better at pollinating tomatoes than honeybees
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Bumblebees leave bite marks on tomato flowers after visiting them
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Tomatoes that result from “buzz pollination” are smaller and less tasty
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Too much or too little humidity can interfere with the bees’ ability to pollinate tomatoes
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Question of
Pick the true statement
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Catnip will attract bees to the garden
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White and pale colors will repel bees
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Bees dislike the color purple
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Bees cannot see black
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i got 7 Not so good.
15 out of 17.
Do you see the big smile on me? Guess what..
What was your score? Was it perfect?
Got 5 out of 17 right!
Could be better
The questions were tough, Lucia Anna. Don’t be discouraged.
Beauty photo
Not mine, Olga. I got it at Pixabay.
Sheesh. Only 7! A learning curve of note. Who knew that about bumble bees!
I found that really fascinating too!
I’m not good at it.
It was a hard quiz. Don’t be discouraged!
Thank you Blue Sailor ?
You’re very welcome. I hope you learned something!
7 out of 17 ugh!! Good quiz but I found out I could know more.
It stumped a lot of people. Tough questions…
11 out of 17
Excellent score! Congratulations.
I don’t know bees… lol
Me neither, but I’m trying to learn more about them. Bees are so important to our lives!
I got 10 right
That’s a very good score! Most didn’t get more than 3 or 4 right, from the looks of it.
Great quiz, but I only got 3/17! I feel like a right ignoramus, LOL!
It was really challenging. Most scored about the same, I think.
Bad score but cool questions.
Thank you for saying so!
Not so good. I thought I know these things better, but…
It was a tricky one! You’ll do better next time.
I dd terrible on this but I learned a few things. So its all good !
I am glad you learned something! It was an education for me also, as I prepared the questions.