Exo-Skeleton in the Closet
What are the characteristics of an arthropod?
jointed legs, an exoskeleton, and body sections
What happens to the exoskeleton when it becomes too small?
The insect molts it.
What insect organ gathers information from the insects surroundings?
A. Sensory organ
B. Exoskeleton
C. Thorax
A. sensory organ
What stages of complete and incomplete metamorphosis are the same in both?
Egg and adult
True or False?
A compound eye has one lens, and a simple eye has many lenses.
False
True or False?
An insect digests food in its thorax.
False. It digests food in its abdomen.
What kind of food does an insect with chewing mouthparts usually eat?
plants
True or False?
Moths fly and feed at night, while butterflies fly and feed in the daytime.
True
What are two things insects can use to protect themselves?
Wings, stinger, exoskeleton, camouflage, mimicry, foul odors
God designed social insects with _________ to live and work together in a colony.
Instincts
The soldier ants _______ the colony.
Protect
What social insects communicate by a special dance?
Bees
Decomposers that help forests are?
Termites
What structures aid an insect in gathering information about its environment?
A. antenna and stinger
B. antenna and eyes
C. eyes and wings
B. antenna and eyes
What are the 4 types of insect mouthparts?
chewing, piercing-sucking, siphoning, and sponging
True or False?
A butterfly's pupa covering is called a chrysalis.
True
How are social insects different from other insects?
They live together in a colony, and all work together to survive while other insects live and survive on their own.
What part of an insect makes it harder for a predator to eat?
Its exoskeleton
What is an invertebrate?
An animal without a backbone.
True or False?
A moth's pupa covering is called a chrysalis.
False-its called a cocoon
The process by which an arthropod sheds its skin is called
Molting
What are the three sections of an arthropod?
Head, thorax, abdomen
What is it called when a harmless insect looks like a harmful insect?
Mimicry
What is the small tube in an insect's head that is used to suck liquid called?
Proboscis
What social insects communicate by using vibrations?
Termites