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Class Insecta Orders

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Orthoptera means....

a)

Straight wing

b)

Membranous wing

c)

Toothed wing

d)

Scaled wing

2.

Diurnal is active during the night. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The most destructive member of the Orthoptera Order...

a)

Grasshopper

b)

Cricket

c)

Locust

d)

Cockroach

4.

The 2nd stage of incomplete metamorphosis is...

a)

Egg

b)

Larva

c)

Adult

d)

Nymph

5.

Insects in Orthoptera are characterized by leathery outer wings. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Grasshoppers can't fly. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Members of Order Orthoptera go through incomplete metamorphosis. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

8.

___________ insects are active in the nighttime.

a)

Diurnal

b)

Nocturnal

9.

Odonata means...

a)

Scaled wing

b)

Membranous wing

c)

Toothed wing

d)

Straight wing

10.

Dragonflies are carnivores. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

11.

A ___________ can be identified by resting wings that lie perpendicular to the thorax.

a)

Dragonfly

b)

Damselfly

c)

Butterfly

d)

Cricket

12.

Dragonflies can run fly faster than humans can run. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Order Odonata go through complete metamorphosis. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

14.

All members of Order Odonata have wings. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The first stage of incomplete metamorphosis is?

a)

Baby

b)

Larva

c)

Egg

d)

Adult

16.

Lepidoptera means...

a)

Scaled wing

b)

Straight wing

c)

Membranous wing

d)

Toothed wing

17.

Proboscis is a?

a)

Thorax

b)

Abdomen

c)

Head

d)

Mouthpart

18.

A _______ is the container that houses the pupa of a moth.

a)

Chrysalis

b)

Proboscis

c)

Egg

d)

Cocoon

19.

Butterflies are typically nocturnal. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Order Lepidoptera have two pairs of wings. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Order Lepidoptera includes....

a)

Moths

b)

Dragonflies

c)

Damselflies

d)

Bees

22.

Hymenoptera means....

a)

Scaled wing

b)

Toothed wing

c)

Membrane wing

d)

Straight wing

23.

Examples of Order Hymenoptera include all the following except...

a)

Bees

b)

Wasp

c)

Ants

d)

Butterflies

24.

A caste is a functional role within a social group.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Wasps provide honey for humans to eat. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Hemiptera means...

a)

Straight wing

b)

Half wing

c)

Toothed wing

d)

Scaled wing

27.

Parasites feed off of living hosts. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

28.

An animal lacking a backbone is called a vertebrate. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Insects in Order Hemiptera include all the following except...

a)

Ladybug

b)

Stinkbug

c)

Water bug

d)

bed bug

30.

A rostrum is a....

a)

exoskeleton

b)

thorax

c)

head

d)

mouthpart resembling a "beak"

31.

The __________ produces the loudest known insect sound.

a)

Cricket

b)

Locust

c)

Cicada

d)

Beetle

32.

Order Diptera include....

a)

Flies

b)

Ladybugs

c)

Butterflies

d)

Dragonflies

33.

Order Diptera go through complete metamorphosis. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

34.

The larva of flies are often called ___________.

a)

Maggots

b)

Grubs

c)

Nymphs

d)

Pupa

35.

A vector is an organism that transmits disease. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Complete metamorphosis includes all the following except....

a)

Egg

b)

Larva

c)

Nymph

d)

Pupa

37.

Coleoptera means...

a)

Scaled wings

b)

Sheath-wings

c)

Membranous wings

d)

Straight wings

38.

The three main insect body parts include all the following except...

a)

Head

b)

Abdomen

c)

Thorax

d)

Legs

39.

Of all the insect orders, coleoptera is the smallest. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Beetles function to decompose organic plant matter. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False