Queen bee lays thousands eggs.

Meaning: The queen bee is responsible for laying thousands of eggs in the hive.

Choice of Words: Queen bee is the female bee that lays eggs in a hive, lays means to put something down, and eggs are the small objects that hatch into baby animals.

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Queen bee lays thousands of eggs.

Meaning: The queen bee is responsible for laying all the eggs that will hatch into new bees. She lays thousands of eggs because bees need a lot of workers to keep the hive running smoothly.

Choice of Words: The queen bee is the only female bee in a hive that can lay eggs. "Thousands" means a very large number, so many that you can't count them all. "Eggs" are what baby bees grow from.

The queen bee lays many eggs.

Meaning: The queen bee lays many eggs because bees need a lot of workers to keep the hive running smoothly.

Choice of Words: The queen bee is the only female bee in a hive that can lay eggs. "Many" means a large number, but not as many as "thousands." "Eggs" are what baby bees grow from.

The queen bee lays her eggs.

Meaning: The queen bee lays her eggs in cells in the honeycomb. The worker bees then care for the eggs until they hatch into baby bees.

Choice of Words: The queen bee is the only female bee in a hive that can lay eggs. "Her" means that the eggs belong to the queen bee. "Eggs" are what baby bees grow from.

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