For this Summer Learning Journey its about bumblebee's. So the Summer Learning Journey has set up five sentences. There are blanks in the sentences and I have to fill the b;anks with the words,Numbers or phrase's. here are my sentences
- The word ‘bumblebee’ is a compound word (bumble + bee). The word ‘bumble’ means to .________hum buzz or drone__________________.
- Bumblebees can fly very quickly. They can reach ground speeds of ___90____ kilometres per hour (km/h).
- Bumblebees are very strong! They carry up to _54___ percent of their body weight in food with them to avoid starvation.
- Bumblebees can do more work and carry more pollen than other bees, including honeybees. In fact, they can do up to __50____ times as much work as a normal honeybee.
- The number of bumblebees is declining in New Zealand due to a number of factors, including the ________removal of wildflowers and flowering trees, habitat loss, and extensive use of pesticides_____________.