Insect and Insect Orders

Which order would include excellent predators in flight, two pairs of wings, narrow body, and large eyes?

• Diptera

• Odonata

• Lepidoptera

• Isoptera

Which order does this insect belong to?

• Isoptera

• Hymenoptera

• Hemiptera

• Diptera

Which order is considered one of the most diverse groupings of organisms on Earth and the front pair of wings modified into hard coverings?

• Coleoptera

• Diptera

• Hemiptera

• Dermaptera

Which image identifies the Lepidoptera order that has wings covered in small scales?

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This order contains grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids.

• Odonata

• Orthoptera

• Hemiptera

• Coleoptera

Some members of this order are said to be able to survive nuclear fallout. They are actually important decomposers in the environment.

• Coleoptera

• Phasmatodea

• Blattodea

• Isoptera

How many legs does an insect have?

• 2 legs
• 6 legs
• 4 legs
• 8 legs

Insects bodies have _______ body segments.

• 2

• 10

• 5

• 3

To which body segment are the majority of an insect's appendages attached to?

• abdomen

• head

• thorax

• cephalothorax

The last and largest segment on an insect is called the:

• head

• abdomen

• cephalothorax

• thorax