Insect Vocabulary

What is a small creature that has 3 body parts, compound eyes, 2 antenna, and an exoskeleton?

• insect

• invertebrate

• exoskeleton

• metamorphosis

What is an animal without a backbone?

• insect

• invertebrate

• vertebrate

• exoskeleton

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the hard, outer covering of an insect that protects it?

• invertebrate

• exoskeleton

• compound eyes

• metamorphosis

What are the changes called that take place in an insect's life cycle?

• pupa

• egg

• larva

• metamorphosis

What is the first stage of an insect's life cycle?

• egg

• larva

• pupa

• adult

What is the second stage of an insect's life cycle where it is wormlike and eats a lot?

• egg

• larva

• pupa

• adult

What is the third stage of an insect's life cycle when it changes?

• larva

• egg

• pupa

• adult

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NGSS.3-LS1-1

What is the fourth stage of an insect's life cycle when it is fully grown?

• pupa

• egg

• adult

• larva

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NGSS.3-LS1-1

What are big eyes that stick out of an insect's head and help them see in many directions?

• compound eyes

• exo eyes

• super eyes

• giant eyes

Where do social bees live?

• hole

• nest

• house

• hive