🐜 Part 1: Ant Life Cycle and Diet

1. Put the stages of an ant's life cycle in the correct order by numbering them 1-4:

____ Adult ant

____ Egg

____ Larva (grub)

____ Pupa

2. What do most ants eat? Circle all the correct answers:

Seeds

Other insects

Sweet liquids

Rocks

Dead plants and animals

3. How long does it take for an ant egg to become an adult?

1-2 days

1-2 weeks

6-10 weeks

1 year

4. Fill in the blanks: Ants are _____________ which means they eat both plants and animals. Worker ants bring food back to feed the _____________ and her babies.

🏠 Part 2: Ant Behaviour and Teamwork

5. How do ants communicate with each other?

They make loud noises

They use special chemicals called pheromones

They change colours

They dance

6. What jobs do worker ants do in the colony? Tick all that apply:

Find and collect food

Build and repair the nest

Look after the queen's eggs

Defend the colony from enemies

7. Explain why ants work together as a team. Give two reasons:

8. Challenge Question: Some ants can carry objects that are 50 times heavier than their own body weight! If you could do the same, and you weigh 25 kg, how heavy an object could you carry?