Orders of Bugs
Which order would a grasshopper belong to:
Orthoptera
What's the name of the classification system in biology
taxonomy
Put the stages of metamorphosis in order:
larva, adult, pupa, egg
egg, larva, pupa, adult
How many legs do insects have?
6
What kind of insects belong in the order Coleoptera, which has 4 hardened wings that resemble shells?
Beetles
What is the protective structure that is made of chitin?
Exoskeleton
What is the name for the taxonomy grouping that can breed with eachother? This is the most specific grouping?
Species
When a butterfly makes a cocoon, it is an example of which stage of metamorphosis?
pupa
If it has antennae, is it for sure an insect, or just an arthropod?
Insect
Give an example of an insect that would be in the order Hymenoptera
bees and ants
What type of eye has multiple lenses and lets insects see from many directions?
Compound eyes
What is the name for the phylum that includes insects and other things (crustaceans, spiders, etc) that have jointed appendages?
Arthropods
Other than butterflies, what are 2 insects that go through complete metamorphosis?
moths, bees, flies, beetles
Between a caterpillar, a millipede, and a worm, which ones are insects? Why is/are the others not?
Just a caterpillar.
It's the only one with 6 legs.
Name 3 differences between a moth and butterfly?
Butterflies come out in day, moths at night
Moths spread wings at rest
Moths have a thicker body
Moths usually have a fuzzier body
What are the 3 parts of an insects body?
Head, abdomen, and thorax?
What is the name for the taxonomy grouping that would sort things into plants or animals?
Kingdom
What order of insect lives in colonies?
Hymenoptera
Name 2 of the 3 main characteristics of arthropods
Which order would dragonflies and damselflies be in?
Odonata
What is the name for the tubes that insects breathe out of?
Spiracles
Put these in the correct order: Class Kingdom Doman Order Genus Phylum Species Family
Give an example of 2 insects that go through incomplete metamorphosis
Lice, grasshopper, crickets
Give me THREE reasons that a spider is not an insect. Must have 3 reasons to qualify.
Have 8 legs, no wings, no antenna, do not have 3 distinct body section (2 are fused)