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Insects and Crustaceans

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many legs does an insect have?
a)
2 legs
b)
6 legs
c)
4 legs
d)
8 legs
2.
A spider is an insect.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
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
4.

What type of invertebrate has an external skeleton, a segmented body, and jointed appendages?

(a)  

5.

What are the 3 body regions of an insect?

(a)  

6.

What do we call the openings in the abdomen of an insect that are used for breathing?

(a)  

7.

Give 1 use for an insect's antennae

(a)  

8.

What does a crustacean do to grow larger?

a)

Attach itself to substrates

b)

Reproduce

c)

Molt

d)

Use jointed appendages

9.

All crustaceans:

a)

have stinging tentacles

b)

are soft-bodied

c)

have jointed appendages

d)

are bioluminescent

10.

A very important crustacean that filter-feeding whales consume:

a)

Copepod

b)

Barnacle

c)

Krill

d)

Hermit crab

11.

All crustaceans:

a)

Have an exoskeleton

b)

Have 10 appendages

c)

Reproduce internally

d)

Have an internal skeleton

12.

Why are barnacles considered crustaceans? (Two answers!!)

a)

Live in an exoskeleton

b)

Attach itself to substrates

c)

Have jointed appendages

d)

Filter feed

13.

Name THREE groups that are arthropods.

a)

lobster, shrimp, crab

b)

grouper, snapper, dolphin

c)

jellyfish, worms, octopus

14.

What is the hard outer cover on arthropods called?

a)

skeleton

b)

shell

c)

exoskeleton

15.

What is the meaning of molt?

a)

it means to grow an extra covering of skin

b)

it means to shed the outer body covering

c)

it means to cover the entire body in leaves

16.
Why do arthropods have to shed their exoskeletons?
a)
it wears out
b)
they don't shed
c)
it limits the size they can grow
d)
to go from water to land environments
17.
How many pair of antennae do crustaceans have>
a)
4
b)
2
c)
1
d)
3
18.
What two characteristics do all Arthropods have?
a)
two legs per body segment
b)
jointed legs and a cephalothorax
c)
three body segments and metamorphosis
d)
jointed legs and segmented bodies
19.
What is the exoskeleton of crustaceans and echinoderms made of?
a)
Hemocoel
b)
Dermocoel
c)
Carbohydrates
d)
Chitin
20.

What did scientist do to make studying animals easier?

a)

add them to groups

b)

divide them into group

c)

multiply the group

d)

put them into alphabetical order