Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"


When one ant bumps into another, it sniffs with its antennae



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When one ant bumps into another, it sniffs with its
antennae
to find
out if the other belongs to the same nest and where it has been working.
Q 8. A …………… is one animal that preys on ants.
Answer:
lizard
Part of the passage:

If not, it’s better to wait. It might be too windy, or there might be a
hungry
lizard
out there
Q 9. Ant colonies use …………… to reach a decision.
Answer:
swarm intelligence
Part of the passage:

As individuals, ants might be tiny dummies, but as colonies they
respond quickly and effectively to their environment. They do this with something called
swarm intelligence
.
Questions 10 – 13
Day 24 Answer Keys
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Q 10. First, the scientists …………… each of the bees involved in their experiment.
Answer:
F marked
Part of the passage:

Seeley and others have been studying colonies of honeybees to
see how they choose anew home.
To find out,
Seeley’s team applied paint dots and tiny
plastic tags to all 4,000 bees
in each of several swarms that they ferried to Appledore
Island.
Q 11. Next the bees were …………… .
Answer:
G relocated
Part of the passage
...Seeley’s team applied paint dots and tiny plastic tags to all 4,000
bees in
each of several swarms that they ferried to Appledore Island
.
Q 12. Scout bees inspected the nest boxes and …………… to other bees where the

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