Bee hummingbird

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/bee-hummingbird

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Mellisuga helenae
2. What is the habitat?Endemic to Cuba, inhabiting forests, woodlands, and gardens
3. How does the bee hummingbird eat its food?It drinks nectar from flowers with its long bill and tongue, and it also catches tiny insects and spiders for protein.
4. Why does the bee hummingbird beat its wings so fast?It beats its wings more than 80 times per second to hover and fly quickly, which helps it reach nectar and avoid danger.

Endemic: A species native and restricted to a particular geographic region.
Metabolic Rate: The speed at which an organism's body converts food into energy.
Iridescent Plumage: Feathers that display a lustrous, rainbow-like sheen that shifts with light angle.
Indicator Species: A species whose presence or absence signals the health of an ecosystem.