ENVS 2210 Units 7-9 Test Questions with
Solved Solutions 2026-2027.
hive tool - Answer used to separate the different parts of the hive that have been glued with
propolis
brood chamber - Answer used by bees to rear brood and store food
supers - Answer store the honey for the beekeeper to harvest
queen excluder - Answer a screen that restrains the queen to the brood chamber
foundation - Answer a plastic or beeswax sheet with worker-sized hexagonal cells engraved on
both sides of it; serves as a guide for the bees to draw comb
package bees - Answer consist of a queen and about 2-3 pounds of bees in a screened cage
nucleus colony - Answer consists of a small colony of bees held in a transportation box
including a queen and 3-5 frames covered with bees and containing brood and honey
established colonies - Answer full colonies with 9-10 frames with bees and brood
apirary - Answer a group of colonies in a location
normal sting reaction - Answer causes pain, inflammation and itching that may last 2 or more
days
allergic reaction - Answer generalized itching and hives throughout the body, especially in the
face or neck; difficulty breathing and dizziness are also symptoms
large local reaction - Answer the less life threatening of the allergic reactions; treated using
antihistamines
systemic reaction - Answer more severe of the allergic reactions; treated using epinephrine
toxic reaction - Answer occurs when an individual is sting hundreds of times in a short period
of time and receives more venom than his/her body can metabolize
Solved Solutions 2026-2027.
hive tool - Answer used to separate the different parts of the hive that have been glued with
propolis
brood chamber - Answer used by bees to rear brood and store food
supers - Answer store the honey for the beekeeper to harvest
queen excluder - Answer a screen that restrains the queen to the brood chamber
foundation - Answer a plastic or beeswax sheet with worker-sized hexagonal cells engraved on
both sides of it; serves as a guide for the bees to draw comb
package bees - Answer consist of a queen and about 2-3 pounds of bees in a screened cage
nucleus colony - Answer consists of a small colony of bees held in a transportation box
including a queen and 3-5 frames covered with bees and containing brood and honey
established colonies - Answer full colonies with 9-10 frames with bees and brood
apirary - Answer a group of colonies in a location
normal sting reaction - Answer causes pain, inflammation and itching that may last 2 or more
days
allergic reaction - Answer generalized itching and hives throughout the body, especially in the
face or neck; difficulty breathing and dizziness are also symptoms
large local reaction - Answer the less life threatening of the allergic reactions; treated using
antihistamines
systemic reaction - Answer more severe of the allergic reactions; treated using epinephrine
toxic reaction - Answer occurs when an individual is sting hundreds of times in a short period
of time and receives more venom than his/her body can metabolize
