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WorksheetsInsects
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False? Insects are the smallest group of animals on earth.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
How many legs does an insect have?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
4
d)
8
3.
True or False? A spider is an insect.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Which insect produces honey that we can eat?
a)
butterfly
b)
praying mantis
c)
honeybee
d)
cricket
5.
Which of the following is NOT an insect?
a)
fly
b)
beatle
c)
dragonfly
d)
spider
6.
Which of the four stages of complete metamorphosis is in the correct order?
a)
egg, adult, pupa, larva
b)
egg, larva, adult, pupa
c)
egg, larva, pupa, adult
d)
pupa, egg, larva, adult
7.
Complete metamorphosis has four stages, and incomplete metamorphosis has three stages.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
What are three main body parts of an insect?
a)
Head, chest, tail
b)
Head, antenna, abdomen
c)
Thorax, antenna, heart
d)
Head, thorax, abdomen
9.
What is one way insects are helpful?
a)
They eat other insects.
b)
They eat wood that can destroy houses.
c)
They spread diseases.
d)
They can destroy crops.
10.
What is an insect's exoskeleton made of?
a)
bones
b)
calcium
c)
chitin
d)
Insects don't have exoskeletons
11.
Which one of these insects is a solitary insect?
a)
honeybee
b)
dragonfly
c)
ant
d)
wasp
12.
True or False? All members of a social insect colony come from one queen.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
True or False? All insects look exactly the same.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
What is the job of the male drone honeybee?
a)
to lay the eggs
b)
to guard the nest
c)
to collect nectar
d)
to mate with the queen
15.
What is the job of the female worker honeybee?
a)
to make and clean the cells
b)
to guard the nest
c)
to collect the nectar to make honey
d)
all of the above
16.
What does the word external mean?
a)
an exit
b)
the outside of something
c)
the end
d)
the inside of something
17.
Which of the three stages of incomplete metamorphosis is in the correct order?
a)
nymph, egg, adult
b)
egg, adult, nymph
c)
egg, nymph, adult
d)
nymph, adult, egg
18.
What is one way insects are harmful?
a)
They spread diseases.
b)
They eat other insects.
c)
They make honey, beeswax, and silk.
d)
They are food for other animals.
19.
What is one way grasshoppers are different from crickets?
a)
They are insects.
b)
They molt.
c)
They are solitary insects.
d)
They have short antennae.
20.
What does the word nourishment mean?
a)
something that is hot
b)
something that costs a lot of money
c)
something that helps a living thing stay alive, such as food
d)
something that you really want
21.
What part of an insect's body help it smell and feel?
a)
legs
b)
antennae
c)
thorax
d)
abdomen
22.
What makes a bug different from an insect?
a)
It has a beak-like mouth and a triangle shaped head.
b)
It has 2 body parts and 8 legs.
c)
It goes through complete metamorphosis.
d)
It is smaller than an insect.
23.
Why do insects molt?
a)
They don't like their exoskeleton.
b)
They grow bigger so they need to shed their exoskeleton.
c)
They take off their exoskeleton to protect themselves from enemies.
d)
They need to breathe.
24.
True or False? Social insects live and work by themselves.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
What does the word succulent mean?
a)
juicy
b)
spicy
c)
sour
d)
salty
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