Name 2 mealworms structures.
What was the name of the kind of butterfly we studied?
What do we mean by “life cycle”?
Life cycle = the order of birth, growth, reproduction, and death in a living thing’s life.
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
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.
Name one way that the behaviors of waxworms are different from the behavior of mealworms.
True or False: Milkweed bug nymphs do not look like adult milkweed bugs.
True or False: All insect life cycles are the same.
False – Some insects go through complete metamorphosis, and some go through incomplete (partial) metamorphosis
Name the body structures that all insects MUST have.
What do SOME insects have?
What is the full name for the adult mealworm?
What is the name for the pupa stage of the butterfly?
DAILY DOUBLE
All insects from hatch from ________?
eggs
What are the 4 things that all insects need to survive?
air
water
food
space/shelter
What is the adult stage of the waxworm?
Name two structures of butterfly adults.
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
True or False: Butterflies and beetles are two insects that have a larva and a pupa stage.
True.
Name one way that a mealworm larva is different from a mealworm adult.
What do milkweed bugs eat?
Sunflower Seeds
Is this life cycle showing complete or incomplete (partial) metamorphosis?
How do you know?
Incomplete (partial) metamorphosis.
There are 3 stages (egg, nymph, adult)
Fill in the blank: All insects have ___ legs.
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