Vocabulary
This vocabulary word means 'work together.'
Cooperate
A complete metamorphosis has how many stages?
4
Name body parts of a honeybee.
head, thorax, abdomen, antennae, wings
Name body parts of a wasp.
Head, thorax, abdomen, antennae, wings, exoskeleton
head, thorax, abdomen, hard exoskeleton, wings, antennae
This vocabulary word means 'to cause great damage or harm.'
Destructive
An incomplete metamorphosis has how many stages?
3
Are honeybees social or solitary insects?
Social
What part of a wasps body are the wings and legs connected to?
Thorax
How many pairs of wings do most beetles have?
What is the top wing called that adds protection?
2, elytra
This vocabulary words means 'a clear material which you can see objects.'
Transparent
What are the 4 stages of a complete metamorphosis?
Egg, larva, pupa, adult
What type of metamorphosis do honeybees go through?
Complete
What type of metamorphosis does a paper wasp go through?
Complete metamorphosis
What type of metamorphosis do beetles go through?
Complete metamorphosis
An animal's exoskeleton helps it look like another predator. What vocabulary word explain this?
Mimicry
What are the stages of an incomplete metamorphosis?
Egg, nymph, adult
Each spring, who is responsible for starting and taking care of a honeybee hive?
Queen Bee
Do paper wasps reuse their nests or build new ones each spring? Who is responsible for building the nest?
The queen builds a new nest each spring.
Why can't beetles survive underwater without coming to the surface?
Beetles need oxygen to breathe.
The process by which an insect sheds its' skin due to the skin not growing with the insect.
Molt
The change an insect goes through from egg, to larva, to pupa, to adult is called _____?
Metamorphosis
What are the 3 types of jobs of honeybees?
Queen bee, Drones, Female worker bees
What are some of the responsibilities of female worker wasps?
Take care of young, defend nest, repair nest, food
Name one type of beetle we have learned about.
Firefly, ladybug, bombardier beetle, wasp beetle, Namibian desert beetle, diving beetle, whirligig beetle, boll weevil, dung beetle, tiger beetle, stag beetle, rhino beetle, goliath beetle