Bees are
flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their role
in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. There are nearly 20,000
known species of bees in nine recognized families though many are undescribed
and the actual number is probably higher. They are found on every continent
except Antarctica, in every habitat on the planet that contains
insect-pollinated flowering plants.
Bees have
a long proboscis (a complex "tongue") that enables them to obtain the
nectar from flowers. They have antennae almost universally made up of 13
segments in males and 12 in females, as is typical for the super family. Bees
all have two pairs of wings, the hind pair being the smaller of the two; in a
very few species, one sex or caste has relatively short wings that make flight
difficult or impossible, but none are wingless.
The
smallest bee is Trigona minima, a stingless bee whose workers are about 2.1 mm
(5/64") long. The largest bee in the world is Megachile pluto, a
leafcutter bee whose females can attain a length of 39 mm (1.5"). Members
of the family Halictidae, or sweat bees, are the most common type of bee in the
Northern Hemisphere, though they are small and often mistaken for wasps or
flies.
1.
What is
the text about?
A.
Describing
bees in general.
B.
Explaining
bees in Antarctica.
C.
Telling
the habitat of the bees.
D.
Giving
information about bees.
2.
Which of
the following sentences is one of the physical appearances of the bees?
A.
None has
wings
B.
It has 13
antennae
C.
Its
length is 39 mm
D.
Its
tongue is complex.
3.
From the story, we understand that ..
A.
bee is an
insect of another planet.
B.
female
bees are only 3.0 mm in large.
C.
bees are
like ants have 5.0 mm in size.
D.
most the
type of Bees in Northern Hemisphere.
4.
What is
the main idea of paragraph one?
A.
Bees live
on every continent.
B.
Bees
belong to flying insects.
C.
Bees
produce honey and beeswax.
D.
Bees only
live with insect-flowering plants.
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