Knowledge 8 Vocabulary

a plant or animal on which, or in which another living  lives

• host

• social

• solitary

• pollen

living together in organized communities

• host

• social

• solitary

• pollen

living alone or in pairs

• host

• social

• solitary

• pollen

feelers on the heads of insects

• antennae

• social

• solitary

• pollen

the hard body coverings of insects

• antennae

• social

• exoskeleton

• pollen

the change an insect goes through from  egg, to larva, to pupa, to adult

• antennae

• social

• exoskeleton

• metamorphosis

to shed old feathers, hair, skin, or shells, making way  for new growth

• antennae

• molt

• exoskeleton

• metamorphosis

a powder produced by flowers that must be  transported from flower to flower for new flower seeds to  grow

• pollen

• molt

• exoskeleton

• metamorphosis

light given off by some plants and animals,  such as fireflies, caused by biochemical reaction

• pollen

• molt

• bioluminescence

• metamorphosis

a person who studies insects

• pollen

• entomologist

• bioluminescence

• metamorphosis