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WorksheetsInsects!
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Honey bees live in a group called a __________.
a)
Home
b)
Nest
c)
Colony
d)
Family
2.
All insects have 3 main body parts:
a)
Head, thorax, abdomen
b)
Wings, legs, compound eyes
c)
Head, neck, abdomen
d)
Mandible, antennae, 6 legs
3.
Butterflies and bees start out as...
a)
Larva
b)
Pupa
c)
Adults
d)
Eggs
4.
Some species of butterflies migrate south every year
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Many caterpillars are very picky eaters! For example, the Monarch caterpillar will only eat ONE plant:
a)
Tulips
b)
Milkweed
c)
Sunflowers
d)
Grass
6.
Butterflies lay eggs:
a)
Underground
b)
On another insect
c)
On the north pole
d)
On a leaf of the host plant
7.
A chrysalis hatches from an egg
a)
True
b)
False
8.
There are 3 stages to a butterfly life cycle
a)
True
b)
False
9.
A chrysalis can roll to safety if a predator is near.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Butterflies sip nectar with their ___________.
a)
Feet
b)
Tongue
c)
Proboscis
d)
Antennae
11.
What is the beginning of a butterfly's lifecycle?
a)
Egg
b)
Larva
c)
Pupa
d)
Adult
12.
What is the second stage of a butterfly's life cycle?
a)
Egg
b)
Larva
c)
Pupa
d)
Adult
13.
What is the 3rd stage of a butterfly's lifecycle?
a)
Egg
b)
Larva
c)
Pupa
d)
Adult
14.
What is the 4th stage of a butterfly's lifecycle?
a)
Egg
b)
Larva
c)
Pupa
d)
Adult
15.
What is the chrysalis called?
a)
egg
b)
larva
c)
pupa
d)
adult
16.
What stage of the butterfly's lifecycle is the caterpillar?
a)
egg
b)
larva
c)
pupa
d)
adult
17.
What stage of the butterfly's lifecycle is the butterfly?
a)
egg
b)
larva
c)
pupa
d)
adult
18.
All honeybees can sting, except for...
a)
the Queen
b)
the drones
c)
young bees
d)
the worker bees
19.
The Queen bee only eats a very special food called _________.
a)
Royal Honey
b)
Queen Cereal
c)
Pollen
d)
Royal Jelly
20.
No bee can sting more than one time.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
All bees make hives in trees.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Bees have 2 main body parts.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Bees are not insects.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
All insects have how many legs?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
6
d)
2
25.
True or false: all insects have wings.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Insects have amazing eyes that can help them see all around them. They are called:
a)
Reflective eyes
b)
Compound eyes
c)
Big eyes
d)
Amazing eyes
27.
An insect's legs come out of its...
a)
Head
b)
Thorax
c)
Abdomen
28.
Is this a fact or opinion: Butterflies are prettier than honeybees.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
29.
Fact or opinion: Honeybees and butterflies both go through 4 main stages of their lifecycle.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
30.
How do bees tell each other where the good flowers are?
a)
By buzzing
b)
By singing
c)
By dancing
d)
By talking
31.
The worker honeybees are:
a)
Girls
b)
Boys
32.
All worker bees go through the same jobs in their lives, starting out as cleaners and ending as nectar/pollen collectors.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
How do bees carry pollen back to their hive?
a)
In their "pollen pockets" on their knees
b)
In their stomach
c)
In a bag
d)
They get an Uber
34.
How do bees carry nectar to their hive?
a)
In their "pollen pockets" on their knees
b)
In their stomach
c)
In a bag
35.
What attracts bees to flowers?
a)
The color and smell of the flower
b)
How big the flower is
c)
If the flower is next to a McDonalds
36.
Bees build ______ inside their hives. They are little hexagons, and they are like little rooms for the bees.
a)
Holes
b)
Pockets
c)
Cells
37.
Where does wax come from that makes up a bee hive?
a)
From candles
b)
From bees abdomens
c)
From the queen bee
d)
From soil
38.
Do flowers like it when bees come to collect their pollen and nectar?!
a)
YES! They NEED to be pollinated!
b)
No, they hate it!
c)
I don't know!
39.
If we decide to, should we get rid of all of the insects on earth because they are just plain annoying?!
a)
Yes, that would be great!
b)
No, we need them to survive!
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