Am I an Insect?
Insect Bodies
Life Cycle Stages
Insect Behavior
What Insect Am I?
100
Is an ant an insect?
Yes!
100
The mouthparts of an insect consists of three pairs of _______________ and a pair of ______________.
appendages and chelicerea
100
An example of two insects that undergoes incomplete metamorphosis
Termite and grasshopper
100
Insects communicate using what three signals?
Sound, visual, chemical
100
I live in a hive and make honey.
I am a bee!
200
What percentage does class Insecta make up of all animals?
75%
200
How many body parts does an insect have?
An insect has three body parts.
200
What stage is a mealworm in?
A mealworm is a larva.
200
In most societies, egg laying is performed by
The queen
200
honeybees use dances to do what?
convey information about food sources
300
Insects have how many pairs of legs
3
300
The compound eyes of an insect are made of
many lenses
300
What did our mealworms change into before they became beetles?
They changed into pupas.
300
____________ enables male and females insects to communicate during courtship and mating
Phermones
300
I live in a colony underground.
I am an ant!
400
Is a centipede an insect?
No! A centipede has too many legs to be an insect!
400
Figure 28-1 shows the respiratory system of a grasshopper. The structures labeled X are called
tracheal tubules
400
Figure 28-3 shows the development of a beetle. Which number corresponds with the larval stage?
# 2
400
In an Insect society, particular task are performed by ____________
castes
400
I can make music with my back legs.
I am a cricket.
500
Is a praying mantis an insect?
Yes!
500
List the two things that distinguish insects from other arthropods.
Three major body sections and six legs
500
One difference between and nymph and larva is
Nymph looks like the adult of the species and the larva does not
500
A __________ is a group of closely related animals of the same species that work together for the benefit of the whole group.
Society
500
I am long and thin. I walk very slowly and use camouflage so that I blend in with the twigs around me.
I am a walking stick!