Invertebrates!

Vocabulary

100

Insects who have jaws use this to eat

Chewing

200

Insects, like mosquitos, do this for eating

Piercing-Sucking

300

Used by horseflies for protection

Biting

400

Helps an insect judge distance and sense movement

Eyes and/or Sensory Organ

500

This helps to move an insect's wings

Muscles

Vocabulary 2.0

100

Acts like a suit of armor and protects the animals' body

Exoskeleton

200

Where the insect digests its food

Abdomen

300

Makes it harder for predators to eat an insect

Exoskeleton

400

Insects, like flies, do this to eat

Sponging

500

Gathers information by using the senses

Eyes and/or Sensory Organ

True/False

100

A pupa molts many times as it grows.

TRUE

200

When a larva hatches, it looks like a worm.

TRUE

300

Queen bees collect pollen and nectar from flowers.

False

Worker bees

400

The structures located on the abdomen help an insect to move around

False

Thorax

500

Compound eyes see more clearly than simple eyes.

False

Simple eyes see more clearly

Drawing

100

Draw and label Incomplete Metamorphosis

1. Eggs

2. Nymph

3. Adults

200

Draw and label Complete Metamorposis.

1. Eggs

2. Larva

3. Pupa

4. Adults

300

Draw and label the 3 main parts of an insect.

1. Head

2. Thorax

3. Abdomen

400

Draw two ways that insects eat (their mouthparts). Be sure to be able to explain.

1. Chewing

2. Sponging

3. Siphoning

4. Piercing-Sucking

500

REVIEW: Draw the 5 steps in the flowering plant life cycle.

1. Seeds

2. Germination

3. Seedling

4. Adult Plant

5. Death and Decay

Writing

100

What are the two different types of eyes?

Simple and Compound

200

What are the two things insects can use for sensing?

Antennae and eyes

300

How are termites part of nature's clean up crew?

Termites are decomposers.

Termites eat rotting wood of fallen trees.

Termites breakdown dead trees and turn them into rich soil. Forests then grow back faster. As termites tunnel, they add air to the soil. The air allows water and nutrients to reach plants and trees better.

400

Describe the difference between compound eyes and simple eyes. Use the words: COLOR, MOVEMENT and LENS

Compound eyes detect movement more easily and quickly due to their multiple lenses. Some compound eyes see color, but not all do.

Simple eyes see more clearly and in color, but do not detect movement as quickly or easily.

500

List 5 different ways insects protect themselves AND be able to explain.

1. Exoskeleton

2. Camouflage

3. Odors

4. Mimicry

5. Speed

6. Stinging

7. Biting