Vocabulary
Comprehension
Comprehension
Comprehension
Comprehension
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What does fussy mean?
Picky or hard to please
100
Are grasshoppers legs big or small?
Large.
100
Are grasshoppers picky (or fussy) about what they eat?
No. Grasshoppers will eat anything green.
100
The grasshopper's colorful wings are hidden by dull, outer wings. What does 'dull' mean?
Dull means NOT bright or colorful.
100
When does the female lay eggs?
Two weeks after mating, she lays 25 to 150 eggs in the soil in a case of sticky glue to protect the eggs.
200
What does dull mean?
Not bright or shiny or colorful.
200
A grasshopper can jump (a) 5 times it's own length; (b) 2 times it's own length; (c) 10 times it's own length; or (d) 20 times it's own length?
20 times it's own length.
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What are the twig-like pieces near the grasshopper's mouth called?
They are called Palpi.
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How do grasshoppers use their wings to trick enemies?
When grasshopper's fly, there is a bright flash. Then they land, fold up their wings, and seem to disappear.
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The grasshopper's greatest enemy is...?
Fly larvae which feed on grasshopper eggs.
300
What does sensing mean?
To use the senses to feel.
300
Name some grasshopper enemies.
Birds, frogs, or lizards.
300
What do grasshoppers use palpi for?
They use them to taste.
300
What does 'disappear' mean?
Disappear means to vanish or no longer be seen.
300
Young grasshoppers are called...?
Nymphs
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What are antennae?
An insect's feelers on the top of their head. Used for touch and smell.
400
How do the grasshopper's big eyes help it?
They help them see things coming up behind it.
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Why don't farmers like grasshoppers?
They are bad for crops. They eat them!
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What are the purpose do the grasshopper's tough outer wings?
To protect the inner wings, which unfold like fans when the grasshopper flies.
400
Nymphs eat all summer long, and as it grows, it' she'll gets too small and cracks off. This is called...?
Molting
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What does cycle mean?
When something repeats over and over
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The stems on top of the grasshopper's head that help them touch and feel are called...?
Antennae
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Are a grasshopper's wings bright or dull?
They are bright.
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What color are nymphs when they hatch?
White.
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