Insects

Question 1

How much of the Animal Kingdom is made up of insects?

Answer 1

three-fourths

Question 2

How many parts make up an insect’s body?

Answer 2

three

Question 3

What are the insect’s body parts called?

Answer 3

head, abdomen and thorax

Question 4

An insect’s body is divided into….

Answer 4

Rings

Question 5

How does an insect breathe air?

Answer 5

through breathing holes along the sides of its body called “spiracles”

Question 6

Name four facts about insects.

Answer 6

• Body is made of rings (Spiracles)
• Body is divided into three parts (head, thorax & abdomen)
• Six Legs
• Two or four wings

Question 7

Living things are classified into these groups:

Answer 7

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Question 8

Insects are in the Phylum….

Answer 8

Arthropod

Question 9

Three characteristics of arthropods

Answer 9

Jointed legs, exoskeleton and segmented body

Question 10

What does “Arthropod” mean?

Answer 10

“Jointed Legs”

Question 11

How can we tell arthropods apart?

Answer 11

We tell them apart based on how many legs they have.

Question 12

How many legs does each class of arthropod have?

Answer 12

• Insects: 6
• Arachnids: 8
• Crustaceans: 10
• Centipedes / Millipedes: A lot!

Question 13

How many insects do scientists guess there are?

Answer 13

30 million

Question 14

Insects are separated into groups based on characteristics. What are these groups called?

Answer 14

Orders

Question 15

Insect orders are defined by the shape of….

Answer 15

their body parts.

Question 16

The eight orders of insects that we have learned are:

Answer 16

1. Odonata 5. Diptera
2. Orthoptera 6. Coleoptera
3. Dictyoptera 7. Lepidoptera
4. Hemiptera 8. Hymenoptera

Question 17

In what order do the insects have strong hind legs for jumping?

Answer 17

Order Orthoptera

Question 18

What is special about the wings of insects in Order Hemiptera?

Answer 18

The first half of the wing is rough but the tip is smooth.

Question 19

How many wings do flies have?

Answer 19

Two

Question 20

What do we call the special way insects grow?

Answer 20

Metamorphosis

Question 20

What does “Lepidoptera” mean?

Answer 20

“Scaly Wings”

Question 21

What does “metamorphosis” mean?

Answer 21

Change in shape

Question 22

What are the two different ways an insect can grow?

Answer 22

Complete Metamorphosis
and
Incomplete Metamorphosis

Question 23

What are the three stages of incomplete metamorphosis?

Answer 23

Egg, Nymph and Adult

Question 24

What are the four stages of complete metemorphosis?

Answer 24

Egg, Larva, Pupa, Adult

Question 25

What stage of complete metamorphosis is worm-like?

Answer 25

Larva Stage

Question 26

What are two names of insect larva?

Answer 26

Caterpillar
Grub
Maggot

Question 27

What is the name of the case made of silk that an insect wraps around its body in complete metamorphosis?

Answer 27

Pupa