Honeycomb

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/honeycomb

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 of common honey bee?Apis mellifera
2. What is the material composition?Beeswax, a lipid-based substance secreted by worker bees

Tessellation: The arrangement of polygons in a plane so that they fit together without overlapping or leaving gaps.
Broodcomb: Honeycomb cells specifically utilized for the rearing of bee larvae and pupae.
Queen Excluder: A physical barrier, typically a grid, designed to prevent the larger queen bee from entering honey storage areas (supers).
Comb Foundation: Sheets of beeswax imprinted with hexagonal cell patterns, provided to bees to guide their comb building and reduce energy expenditure.