All About Bugs
What is the name of the scientist who studies insects?
What is an entomologist?
Insects have this hard outer covering that protects their bodies.
What is an exoskeleton?
Insects have this type of eye, made up of hundreds or thousands of tiny lenses.
What are compound eyes?
Insects with chewing mouthparts use these to break food into small pieces.
What are mandibles?
Insects can be harmful or helpful. One example of a helpful insect is the ________ because it helps pollinate crops.
What is a bee?
The study of insects is called ________.
What is entomology?
Insects’ antennae are primarily used for ________.
What is sensing their environment?
Simple eyes on insects, known as ______, can only detect light and dark.
What are ocelli?
This type of insect has a sponging mouthpart used to absorb liquid food.
What is a fly?
Insects have small, wing-like structures called halteres which are used for ______.
What is balance?
Bugs are a special group of insects defined by their particular mouthparts and _______.
What is wing structure?
The insect body part responsible for digestion and reproduction is the ________.
What is the abdomen?
Compound eyes allow insects to have a wide field of view, which helps them detect ________ easily.
What is movement?
Insects with sucking mouthparts typically feed on liquids like nectar and ________.
What is blood?
The thin wings on insects, which contain nerves and veins, are called ________.
What are Membraneous Wings?
Insects belong to the phylum _________.
What is Arthropoda?
These projections, often seen on insect legs, allow them to sense movement and taste.
What are setae?
Insects with compound eyes use multiple lenses to form a __________ of their surroundings.
What is mosaic image?
The mechanism difference in blood-sucking insects vs. nectar-sucking insects is in it’s ______________.
What is probiscus?
Insects use their ovipositors to _____.
What is to lay eggs?
True bugs belong to a special order of insects called ________, known for their piercing-sucking mouthparts.
What is Hemiptera?
The veins in an insect’s wings serve this primary function.
What is providing structure and strength?
The brain of an insect interprets signals from compound eyes to create images, but these eyes are not good at focusing on ________.
What is detail?
What do insects that have chewing mouthparts usually eat?
What are plants/leaves?
What are spiracles?