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WorksheetsHere Come the Locusts
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
In which group do locusts belong?
insects that live alone
insects that swarm
insects that eat meat
insects that bite people
Throughout history, people feared swarms of locusts because _____________.
they could cause famine
they could bite people
they could spread disease
they could pollute water
In 1874, _______________________
Boris discovered how locusts are related to grasshoppers
locusts ate two million square miles of crops in the Great Plains
scientists began using radar to watch for locust swarms
swarms of locusts destroyed areas of the Middle East
What happens as a result of short-horned grasshoppers living close together?
They spread out to live alone
They lay fewer eggs
They cause a drought
They change color
Why were locusts considered a mystery for so many years?
People didn't know where the locusts came from
People didn't know what the locusts were
People didn't know if the locusts were nice or mean
People didn't know if the locusts would bite or not
How are grasshoppers different from locusts?
Grasshoppers are brown while locusts are green
Grasshoppers live in groups while locusts live alone
Locusts live in groups while grasshoppers live alone
Grasshoppers are larger than locusts
How do short-horned grasshoppers act differently than their locusts parents?
They travel over large areas
They each live in one small area
They cause major damage to crops
They lay eggs under ground
What is the first part of the locust life cycle?
locus
grasshopper
egg
swarm
When there is a shortage of ___________________, grasshoppers may turn into swarms of locusts.
predators
shelter
water
food
Today, farmers prevent locust swarms from damaging their crops by __________________.
burning crops
watering crops more to prevent droughts
spraying small areas of crops with poison
spraying wide areas of crops with poison
