One Word Wonders
To share or exchange information is _____.
What is communicate?
I am a kind of bee whose job is to help fertilize the queen bee's eggs. Who am I?
Who is a drone bee?
These are the three body parts that every insect must have.
What is head, thorax, and abdomen?
Fireflies primarily communicate by making noise.
False --> They are silent communicates, and they "talk" by glowing their lights back and forth
To work together for the good of everyone is called ____.
What is cooperate?
The specific environments in which plants and animals live and thrive are called _____.
What are habitats?
I am an insect that makes lots of chirping noises! My eardrums are on my knee joints on my front legs, which I bend in and out to catch the sound waves of other insects in my species. Who am I?
What is a cricket?
Not every insect has wings, but some do! What kinds of insects have wings?
What are adult insects?
Insects use the antennae on their heads to gather information about their surroundings.
True
What is destructive?
Something very small is called ____.
What is microscopic?
I am a scientist who studies insects. Who am I?
What is an etonomologist?
Describe the difference between social and solitary insects. Give an example of each
Social: Insects that live and work together. Examples - bees, wasps, ants
Solitary: Insects that live and work alone
Examples - flies, spiders
Insects live in all habitats of the world
False --> Insects do NOT live in ocean habitats because of the salt water!
An enemy or opponent is called a ______.
What is foe?
The close resemblance of one plant or animal to another is called _____.
What is mimicry?
I am an insect with a tough outer covering and hard forewings, resembling armor. I also have the ability to adapt to nearly every environment, both land and water. Who am I?
What is a beetle?
Why is a spider NOT an insect?
Spiders have 8 legs, while insects have 6 (and sometimes some extra prolegs just for gripping).
There are more insects than people in the world.
True
A connected series of events is known as a _____.
What is progression?
Light given off by some plants and animals, such as fireflies, caused by a biochemical reaction
What is bioluminescence?
I am an insect with strong wings that help me fly fast. I also sing incredibly loud songs by vibrating my tymbals like a drum! Who am I?
What is a cicada?
What is one way that insects help humans? What is one way they harm us?
Help: Control pests on crops, pollinate fruit and flowers, or make products like honey, wax for candles, wood polish, lipsticks, and silk
Harm: Cause crop damage, spread germs and disease, and can sting or bite
Worker wasps are tasked with creating the nest.
False --> Queen wasps chew up materials like dry grasses, old boards, and fence posts to make a paper-like substance. They use this material to build the nest themselves!
The hard outer body covering of an insect that molts, or sheds off, is called _____.
What is an exoskeleton?