Bug Basics
Name one insect you learned about this week.
bee, butterfly, ant, ladybug, beetle, grasshopper, dragonfly
Which insect makes honey?
butterfly
bee
bee
How many legs does a spider have?
6
8
8
Which bug makes honey?
A butterfly.
A bee.
A bee.
Which tool helps a Backyard Biologist look closely at tiny insects?
A magnifying glass.
A hairbrush.
A magnifying glass.
How many legs do insects have?
2
6
10
6
What do bees collect from flowers?
leaves
nectar and pollen
nectar and pollen
What does a spider build?
A web.
A nest.
A web.
Which bug helps flowers by carrying pollen?
A bee.
A spider.
A bee.
Which place would be the BEST place to look for bugs?
Inside a freezer.
Under leaves and logs.
Under leaves and logs.
What does a caterpillar become?
frog
cucumber
butterfly
A butterfly.
Why do butterflies visit flowers?
To drink nectar for food.
To hide from birds.
To drink nectar for food.
Why do spiders build webs?
To sleep in every night.
To catch insects for food.
To catch insects for food.
Why should we leave bugs in their natural habitat?
Because bugs like to play outside.
Because they help nature, and removing them can harm the environment.
Because they help nature, and removing them can harm the environment.
Which Backyard Biologist is making the BEST observation?
"That bug is gross."
"The bug has six legs, two antennae, and black spots."
"The bug has six legs, two antennae, and black spots."
Why are insects important?
They help flowers grow, recycle nutrients, and provide food for other animals.
They keep flowers warm at night.
They help flowers grow, recycle nutrients, and provide food for other animals.
How are butterflies and bees alike?
They both make honey and build hives.
They both have 6 legs, visit flowers, and help pollinate plants.
They both have 6 legs, visit flowers, and help pollinate plants.
How is a spider different from an insect?
Spiders have wings and insects do not.
Spiders have eight legs and two body parts; insects have six legs and three body parts.
Spiders have eight legs and two body parts; insects have six legs and three body parts.
Which statement is TRUE?
Butterflies drink nectar, bees pollinate flowers and make honey, and spiders build webs.
Butterflies build webs, bees crawl underground, and spiders make honey.
Butterflies drink nectar, bees pollinate flowers and make honey, and spiders build webs.
Which choice shows how a Backyard Biologist should treat nature?
Observe bugs carefully, leave habitats the way you found them, and respect living things.
Pick every flower and collect every bug you find.
Observe bugs carefully, leave habitats the way you found them, and respect living things.
Which of these is NOT an insect?
spider
butterfly
spider
Imagine there were no bees. What would MOST likely happen?
Flowers would bloom all year long.
Many flowers, fruits, and vegetables would not grow as well because fewer plants would be pollinated.
Many flowers, fruits, and vegetables would not grow as well because fewer plants would be pollinated.
A butterfly gets caught in a spider web. What is the MOST likely outcome?
The butterfly builds its own web to escape.
The spider may catch it for food unless the butterfly escapes first.
The spider may catch it for food unless the butterfly escapes first.
You want to create the BEST backyard for bugs. Which plan would help the MOST?
Native flowers, water, rocks, logs, grass, and safe places for bugs to live.
Concrete, no flowers, and lots of bright lights all night.
Native flowers, water, rocks, logs, grass, and safe places for bugs to live.
A Backyard Biologist finds a bug they've never seen before. What is the BEST choice?
Take it home so no one else can find it.
Observe it carefully, ask questions, and leave it where it lives.
Observe it carefully, ask questions, and leave it where it lives