Insect Characteristics
What is the hard outer covering of an insect called?
Exoskeleton
Name one place where insects can live.
soil, in trees, or in water?
What do most caterpillars eat?
Leaves
Why are bees important to flowers
Help with pollination and plant life cycle
What is the first stage of an insect's life cycle
egg
Name one way insects use their antennae.
Smell or feel their environment, or communicate
what is the one habitat that insects do not live in?
ocean
Name one type of insect that eats nectar from flowers.
Bee, Butterfly
How do ants help clean up the environment?
by eating dead insects and organic matter
What comes after the larva stage in a butterfly's life cycle
Pupa or chrysalis
What is the average number of legs that insects have?
6
Where do you often find ants?
Underground, Gardens, or near food
What do ladybugs like to eat?
Aphids, pests
300 Points: Name one way insects can be harmful to humans.
they can bite or sting
Name the stage when an insect looks completely different after changing
Metamorphisis
True or False: All insects can fly.
False
Name a habitat where you might find butterflies
Flower garden or meadow
What is the main diet of a grasshopper
plants
What role do decomposer insects play in the ecosystem?
they break down dead plants and animals?
How long can the life cycle of some insects take?
few weeks to several months
What are the main body parts of an insect
ead, thorax, and abdomen
What is the term for the area where an insect lives?
Habitat
Name an insect that is a scavenger.
Dung beetle
How do insects help farmers?
by pollinating crops and killing pests
Name an insect that goes through complete metamorphosis.
butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, bees, wasps, and ants