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 need to make way for new growth. This process is called ______________?
What is molt or shed their exoskeletons?
Insects with chewing mouthparts use these to break food into small pieces.
What are mandibles?
Caterpillars have many more legs. Is it an insect? Why or why not?
What is yes, it has 6 true legs and the rest are prolegs or false legs?
The largest group of animals on Earth________.
What is an insect?
Insects’ antennae are primarily used for ________.
What is sensing their environment?
A praying mantis goes through three life stages. Tell the names of these stages______________,___________,____________.
What are egg, nymph and adult.
This type of insect has a sponging mouthpart used to absorb liquid food.
What is a fly?
There are two types of metamorphosis. What are they?
What is complete or incomplete?
In what large water habitat are insects unable to survive _______.
What is the ocean?
The insect body part responsible for digestion and reproduction is the ________.
What is the abdomen?
How many eggs can female mantis lay?
What is a 400 eggs?
Insects with sucking mouthparts typically feed on liquids like nectar and ________.
What is blood?
There are four types of social insects, what are two of them________.
What are bees and wasps?
Insects depend upon host plants to stay alive. These host plants help insects by _________.
What is provide food and a place to lay eggs?
All insects have these three body parts.
What are head, thorax, abdomen?
Butterflies go through metamorphosis. Is it complete or incomplete?
What is complete metamorphosis?
The mechanism difference in blood-sucking insects vs. nectar-sucking insects is in it’s ______________.
What is probiscus?
Insects lay their eggs in what season_____.
What is Spring?
Not all insects have these
What are wings?
Insects have how many legs?
What is 6 legs?
How insects develop from birth to adult.
What life stages?
What do insects that have chewing mouthparts usually eat?
What are plants/leaves?
Cicada look like what insect?
What is a grasshopper?