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Read The Passage and Answer The Questions Below. Ants: Reading Passage & Task Sheet Appendix C

There are three types of ants in a colony: the queen, workers, and males. The queen lays eggs and is the largest ant, while workers perform various duties like caring for eggs and larvae or gathering food. Workers use their antennae to find food and navigate. Ants are omnivorous, eating both plants and meat. Some workers become specialized soldier ants that are larger to protect the colony and attack others.

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Read The Passage and Answer The Questions Below. Ants: Reading Passage & Task Sheet Appendix C

There are three types of ants in a colony: the queen, workers, and males. The queen lays eggs and is the largest ant, while workers perform various duties like caring for eggs and larvae or gathering food. Workers use their antennae to find food and navigate. Ants are omnivorous, eating both plants and meat. Some workers become specialized soldier ants that are larger to protect the colony and attack others.

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Reading passage & Task Sheet

Appendix C

Read the passage and answer the questions


below.
Ants
Ants live in large groups called colonies. Each colony
consists of three types of ants. They are the queen,
the worker, and the males.
The queen and the males have wings, while the
workers do not. Usually, a colony consists of only one
queen ant. The queen is the only ant that can lay
eggs. The queen is also the largest ant in the colony.
The workers have different duties to perform in the
colony. Some take care of eggs. Some take care of
newly hatched ants called larvae. Some gather food
and keep their home clean.
Ants use their antennae to find food and to find
their way back home. Ants are omnivorous. They eat
both meat and plants.
Some worker ants are given the duty of soldier to
protect the queen, defend the colony, and even attack
enemy colonies for food and nesting space. These
soldier ants are normally bigger than the
rest of the workers. They also have
Answer these questions.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

How many types of ants are there in a colony?


Name three duties of worker ants.
What do ants use to find their way?
What does omnivorous mean?
Why do you think soldier ants are bigger that other
ants?

Reading passage & Task Sheet

Appendix C

Read the passage and answer the questions


below.
Ants
Ants live in large groups called colonies. Each colony
consists of three types of ants. They are the queen,
the worker, and the males.
The queen and the males have wings, while the
workers do not. Usually, a colony consists of only one
queen ant. The queen is the only ant that can lay
eggs. The queen is also the largest ant in the colony.
The workers have different duties to perform in the
colony. Some take care of eggs. Some take care of
newly hatched ants called larvae. Some gather food
and keep their home clean.
Ants use their antennae to find food and to find
their way back home. Ants are omnivorous. They eat
both meat and plants.
Some worker ants are given the duty of soldier to
protect the queen, defend the colony, and even attack
enemy colonies for food and nesting space. These
soldier ants are normally bigger than the
rest of the workers. They also have
Answer these questions.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

How many types of ants are there in a colony?


Name three duties of worker ants.
What do ants use to find their way?
What does omnivorous mean?
Why do you think soldier ants are bigger that other
ants?

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