WorksheetsInsects-Thematic Unit
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The hard outer covering of an insect is called ______________.
a)
an exoskeleton
b)
a mantle
c)
the skin
d)
a skeleton
2.
True of False? A spider is an insect.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
What is the first stage of a butterfly life cycle?
a)
Egg
b)
Adult butterfly
c)
Caterpillar
d)
Chrysalis
4.
What is the second stage of the life cycle of a butterfly?
a)
Caterpillar
b)
Egg
c)
Adult butterfly
d)
Chrysalis
5.
What is another name for chrysalis?
a)
Caterpillar
b)
Larva
c)
Pupa
d)
Adult
6.
What is another name for larva?
a)
Egg
b)
Pupa
c)
Caterpillar
d)
Adult butterfly
7.
Butterflies spread ___________.
a)
butter
b)
pollen
c)
water
d)
nectar
8.
What are the stages called that show how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly?
a)
Life cycle
b)
Process
c)
Growing up
d)
Life steps
9.
Which is the correct order of the Butterfly Life Cycle?
a)
Egg, chrysalis, caterpillar, butterfly
b)
Butterfly, egg, caterpillar, chrysalis
c)
Egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly
d)
Egg, caterpillar, butterfly, chrysalis
10.
__________________ bite humans and spread disease.
a)
Mosquitos
b)
Butterflies
c)
House flies
d)
Termites
11.
__________ produce honey that we can eat.
a)
Butterflies
b)
Ants
c)
Honey bees
d)
Wasps
12.
The insect that eats harmful, bad bugs is called a __________________.
a)
lice
b)
honey bee
c)
praying mantis
d)
termite
13.
A ___________ carries pollen from one flower to another.
a)
honey bee
b)
butterfly
c)
house fly
d)
ant
14.
_______________ eat and damage wood products.
a)
Lice
b)
Termites
c)
Honey bees
d)
House flies
15.
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
16.
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.
17.
What part of an insect's body help it smell and feel?
a)
Legs
b)
Antennae
c)
Thorax
d)
Abdomen
18.
Which creatures below are insects?
a)
Bees, ladybugs, spiders, dragonflies
b)
Scorpions, mosquitos, bees, worms
c)
Bees, butterflies, grasshoppers, ladybugs
d)
Dogs, cats, bird, fish
19.
Scientists that study insects are called?
a)
Archaeologists
b)
Zoologists
c)
Entomologists
d)
Geologists
20.
Most insects have _____________.
a)
wings and antennae
b)
tongues and ears
c)
noses and teeth
d)
horns and claws
21.
Can all insects fly?
a)
Yes
b)
No
22.
True or false? Some species of butterflies migrate south every year.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Many caterpillars are very picky eaters! For example, the Monarch caterpillar will only eat ONE plant, and it is _________________.
a)
dandelion
b)
milkweed
c)
sunflower
d)
grass
24.
Butterflies sip nectar with their ___________.
a)
feet
b)
tongue
c)
proboscis
d)
antennae
25.
Is this a fact or opinion? Butterflies are prettier than honeybees.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
26.
Is this fact or opinion? Honeybees and butterflies both go through 4 main stages of their life cycle.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
27.
We should get rid of all of the insects on earth because they are just plain annoying. Which of the following do you agree with?
a)
Yes, that would be great!
b)
No, we need them to survive!
28.
True or false? There are more species of insect than any other species in the world.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Bees are found on every continent except _____________.
a)
Australia
b)
Antartica
c)
North America
d)
South America
30.
Ants leave trails and communicate with each other using ______________as chemical signals.
a)
spit
spit
spit
b)
perfume
c)
pharamones
31.
How are insects beneficial to humans?
a)
They eat other harmful insects.
b)
They help pollinate flowers.
c)
They make honey, beeswax, and silk.
d)
All of the above.
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