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Arthropods

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of circulatory system do arthropods have?

a)

open

b)

closed

2.

The exoskeleton of an arthropod is made of which of the following?

a)

chitin

b)

dentin

c)

protin

d)

chlorotin

3.

Arthropods have ____________ symmetry.

a)

radial

b)

none

c)

jointed

d)

bilateral

4.

decapods have ______ legs.

a)

8

b)

10

c)

12

d)

20

5.
What does the name Arthropod mean?
a)
"Suit of Armor"
b)
"Hard Cover"
c)
"Jointed Foot"
d)
"Tough Foot"
6.
Arthropods make up about _______ of all animals on Earth. 
a)
80%
b)
90%
c)
50%
d)
10%
7.

An animal with six legs and two antennae is called a(n)

a)

insect

b)

cephalothorax

c)

gills

d)

antenna

8.

What do insects use to see?

a)

sensory lobes

b)

bristles

c)

simple eyes

d)

compound eyes

9.
A spider is an insect.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
How many legs does an insect have?
a)
2 legs
b)
6 legs
c)
4 legs
d)
8 legs
11.
__________________ bites humans and spreads disease.
a)
mosquitos
b)
butterflies
c)
house fly
d)
termite
12.
__________ produces honey that we can eat. 
a)
butterfly
b)
praying mantis
c)
honey bee
d)
earthworm
13.
Which of the following is NOT an insect?
a)
fly
b)
beatle
c)
dragonfly
d)
spider
14.
Which of the four stages of a butterfly is in the correct order?
a)
Egg, butterfly, chrysalis, caterpillar
b)
Egg, caterpillar, butterfly, chrysalis
c)
Egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly
d)
Chrysalis, egg, caterpillar, butterfly
15.
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
16.
Complete metamorphosis has four stages, and incomplete metamorphosis has three stages.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
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
18.
True or False? All members of a social insect colony come from one queen.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
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
20.
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
21.
Honeybees are ....
a)
robots 
b)
mammals 
c)
insects 
d)
friendly 
22.
The queen bee in a hive is the only female who lays __________.
a)
eggs
b)
nectar 
c)
larva 
d)
bees
23.
The queen has only one responsibility:
a)
eating larva 
b)
collect nectar 
c)
laying eggs
d)
produce honey 
24.
To produce a Queen bee, worker bees feed a few of the larvae solely with?
a)
honey 
b)
special honey made by bees 
c)
Royal jelly 
d)
Jelly 
25.

How many legs do arachnids have?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

26.

Arachnids and insects are the same.

a)

False

b)

True