Mealworms and Waxworms
Butterflies and Milkweed Bugs
Life Cycles
Random
FINAL JEOPARDY
100
Name 2 mealworms structures.
100
What was the name of the kind of butterfly we studied?
100
What do we mean by “life cycle”?
Life cycle = the order of birth, growth, reproduction, and death in a living thing’s life.
100
Fill in the blank: As insects grow, their skin does not grow with them. They need to shed it several times. This process is called ________.
molting
100
Is a sow bug an insect?
Give a claim, evidence, and scientific reasons.
Claim: No, a sow bug is not an insect.
Evidence: It has more than 6 legs. It has more than 3 body parts. It does not have a thorax or abdomen. It does not have wings. It does have a head, eyes, and antennae, though.
Reasoning: I know that all insects must have a head, thorax, abdomen, compound eyes, 6 legs, and antennae. The sow bug only has antennae, a head, and eyes. It also does not have wings. Therefore, it must not be an insect.
200
Name one way that the behaviors of waxworms are different from the behavior of mealworms.
200
True or False: Milkweed bug nymphs do not look like adult milkweed bugs.
200
True or False: All insect life cycles are the same.
False – Some insects go through complete metamorphosis, and some go through incomplete (partial) metamorphosis
200
Name the body structures that all insects MUST have.
What do SOME insects have?
300
What is the full name for the adult mealworm?
300
What is the name for the pupa stage of the butterfly?
300
DAILY DOUBLE
All insects from hatch from ________?
eggs
300
What are the 4 things that all insects need to survive?
air
water
food
space/shelter
400
What is the adult stage of the waxworm?
400
Name two structures of butterfly adults.
400
Is this life cycle showing complete or incomplete (partial) metamorphosis?
How do you know?
Complete metamorphosis - 4 stages (includes larva and pupa, no nymph stage) - egg, larva, pupa, adult
400
True or False: Butterflies and beetles are two insects that have a larva and a pupa stage.
True.
500
Name one way that a mealworm larva is different from a mealworm adult.
500
What do milkweed bugs eat?
Sunflower Seeds
500
Is this life cycle showing complete or incomplete (partial) metamorphosis?
How do you know?
Incomplete (partial) metamorphosis.
There are 3 stages (egg, nymph, adult)
500
Fill in the blank: All insects have ___ legs.
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