Vocabulary
Insects who have jaws use this to eat
Chewing
Acts like a suit of armor and protects the animals' body
Exoskeleton
A pupa molts many times as it grows.
TRUE
Draw and label Incomplete Metamorphosis
1. Eggs
2. Nymph
3. Adults
What are the two different types of eyes?
Simple and Compound
Insects, like mosquitos, do this for eating
Piercing-Sucking
Where the insect digests its food
Abdomen
When a larva hatches, it looks like a worm.
TRUE
Draw and label Complete Metamorposis.
1. Eggs
2. Larva
3. Pupa
4. Adults
What are the two things insects can use for sensing?
Antennae and eyes
Used by horseflies for protection
Biting
Makes it harder for predators to eat an insect
Exoskeleton
Queen bees collect pollen and nectar from flowers.
False
Worker bees
Draw and label the 3 main parts of an insect.
1. Head
2. Thorax
3. Abdomen
How are termites part of nature's clean up crew?
Termites are decomposers.
Termites eat rotting wood of fallen trees.
Termites breakdown dead trees and turn them into rich soil. Forests then grow back faster. As termites tunnel, they add air to the soil. The air allows water and nutrients to reach plants and trees better.
Helps an insect judge distance and sense movement
Eyes and/or Sensory Organ
Insects, like flies, do this to eat
Sponging
The structures located on the abdomen help an insect to move around
False
Thorax
Draw two ways that insects eat (their mouthparts). Be sure to be able to explain.
1. Chewing
2. Sponging
3. Siphoning
4. Piercing-Sucking
Describe the difference between compound eyes and simple eyes. Use the words: COLOR, MOVEMENT and LENS
Compound eyes detect movement more easily and quickly due to their multiple lenses. Some compound eyes see color, but not all do.
Simple eyes see more clearly and in color, but do not detect movement as quickly or easily.
This helps to move an insect's wings
Muscles
Gathers information by using the senses
Eyes and/or Sensory Organ
Compound eyes see more clearly than simple eyes.
False
Simple eyes see more clearly
REVIEW: Draw the 5 steps in the flowering plant life cycle.
1. Seeds
2. Germination
3. Seedling
4. Adult Plant
5. Death and Decay
List 5 different ways insects protect themselves AND be able to explain.
1. Exoskeleton
2. Camouflage
3. Odors
4. Mimicry
5. Speed
6. Stinging
7. Biting