Insects Everywhere!
TRUE OR FALSE!
Insects are the largest animal group on Earth.
A) True
B) False
A) True
The stage that comes right after egg:
A) pupa
B) larva
C) adult
B) larva
A) hive
B) nest
C) tunnels
A) hive
How do fireflies communicate with one another?
A) they send light signals
B) they sing to each other
C) they dance around in a circle
A) they send light signals
The place where a plant or animal live, grow, and survive is called a:
A) habitat
B) hive
C) larva
A) habitat
How do you know an insect is an insect?
A) 2 body parts, six legs
B) 6 legs, 3 body parts
C) 3 legs, six body parts
B) 6 legs, 3 body parts
When an insect sheds its exoskeleton, this is called:
A) nymph
B) chrysalis
C) molting
C) molting
Which is NOT a job of a honeybee:
A) nurse bee
B) construction bee
C) guard bee
B) construction bee
They way a plant or animal (like a firefly) gives off light is called:
A) Flashing
B) Bioluminescence
C) light up
B) Bioluminescence
The changes that happen from egg into an adult are called:
A) transparent
B) microscopic
C) metamorphosis
C) metamorphosis
**complete (4 stages) or incomplete (3 stages)
What is the only habitat where insects cannot live?
A) Ocean
B) Desert
C) Rainforest
A) Ocean
TRUE OR FALSE:
A grasshopper goes through COMPLETE metamorphosis.
A) True
B) False
B) False
*Grasshoppers go through incomplete metamorphosis. egg to nymph to adult.
The sweet juice that honeybees eat and use to make honey:
A) pollen
B) Hawaiian Punch
C) nectar
C) nectar
Which part of the grasshopper does it "hear" from?
A) the thorax
B) the abdomen
C) the head
B) the abdomen
What do we call the communities of bees and ants?
A) colonies
B) hills
C) tree homes
A) colonies
Why would a farmer WANT an insect like a ladybug to be on the farm?
A) Ladybugs eat their crops.
B) Ladybugs make lots of noise to scare away predators.
C) Ladybugs eat pest insects that damage crops.
C) Ladybugs eat pest insects that damage crops.
Which stage in its life cycle does the insect look like little worms?
A) larva
B) adult
C) pupa
A) larva
Ants communicate with each other through:
A) smells and touch
B) sound and dances
C) telephones and tablets
A) smells and touch
Why do grasshoppers and crickets sing?
A) to find food
B) to molt
C) to reproduce
C) to reproduce
Forceful or ready to attack!
A) nurseries
B) chambers
C) aggressive
C) aggressive
What is the host plant of a Monarch Butterfly?
A) a rose bush
B) a milkweed plant
C) a sunflower
B) a milkweed plant
When do cicadas come out of the ground?
A) as pupa
B) as larva
C) as adults
C) as adults
How are termites different than ants?
A) They are very colorful.
B) They build their homes in the same place.
C) Termites go through incomplete metamorphosis and ants do not.
C) Termites go through incomplete metamorphosis and ants do not.
Where are the "ears" of a cricket located?
A) on their heads
B) on its forelegs
C) on its wings
B) on its forelegs
This word means the light given off by some plants and animals...
A) Lanterns
B) Bioluminescence
C) transparent
B) Bioluminescence