Bodies
All insects have how many legs?
six
Termites tunnel through wood and make it unstable. Termites are
a. solitary
b. destructive
c. microscopic
destructive
What is another word for enemy?
foe
is it complete or incomplete metamorphois?
egg, larva, pupa, adult
complete
Do insects live in every habitat on Earth?
No
Bonus! What habitat do they not live in? O__________
Why are spiders not insects?
A word to describe something that is very small.
What is microscopic?
This means to work together for the good of everyone or everything involved.
What is cooperate?
When insect grow they shed their skin. This means they ___________.
A. change
B. shrink
C. molt
C. Molt
When insects live alone it is called __________
Solitary
What are the three body parts of an insect?
head, thorax, abdomen
Which body part: on the heads of insects that are used to feel, smell, and gather information.
antennae
A fine, powdery substance produced in flowers that sticks to a bee's feet.
What is pollen?
If the baby version looks like the adult (nymph) the insect went through ____________ metamorphosis
incomplete
Are ants, honey bees, and paper wasps solitary insects?
No. They are social insects.
How do crickets communicate?
make sounds by rubbing body parts together
(legs and wings)
A person that studies insects.
a. archeologist b. entomologist c. geologist
What is entomologist?
If you can see through something, it is...
transparent
A plant or animal on which or in which another living thing lives.
a. host
b. hotel
c. bioluminescence
A. Host
How do antennas help ants communicate?
1. Tell they are hungry
2. They give off chemical signals that ants smell with their antennae. Soldier ants use these signals to warn the colony of danger
The outside body covering of an insect.
a. exoskeleton b. skeleton c. skull
What is exoskeleton? (skeleton on the outside of the body)
The process where chemical reactions create light that helps fireflies communicate.
a. light up
b. bioluminescence
c. flashlight
Bioluminescence
What is different about an insects exoskeleton and a humans skeleton?
An insect's exoskeleton is a hard covering on the outside of its body, and a human's skeleton is inside its body.
what are 2 ways human harm insects?
Pesticides and destroying their habitat