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Insects and Arachnids

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the largest group of insects?

a)

Beetles

b)

Flies

c)

Butterflies and moths

d)

Bees, wasps and ants

2.

What is a newly hatched butterfly called?

a)

A moth

b)

A chrysalis

c)

Butter

d)

A caterpillar

3.

How many body parts do insects have?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

3

d)

6

4.

Which insect is useful for people?

a)

grasshopper

b)

honeybee

c)

mosquito

d)

flea

5.

What do insects start out as?

a)

cute

b)

adult

c)

baby

d)

larvae

6.

Instead of 4 wings, flies have 2 wings and 2 _________

a)

halteres

b)

legs

c)

exoskeleton

d)

backbone

7.

What does arthropod mean?

a)

insect

b)

no backbone

c)

jointed legs

d)

many legs

8.

What does an arthropod have instead of a backbone?

a)

exoskeleton

b)

a smile

c)

wings

d)

stinger

9.

When an insect changes from a larvae to an adult it is called________________

a)

cellular respiration

b)

metamorphosis

c)

photosynthesis

d)

protection

10.

Which invertebrate gives birth to live babies?

a)

Centipede

b)

Beetle

c)

Cricket

d)

Scorpion

11.

Most animal species are_________________

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

c)

mammals

d)

reptiles

12.

How many legs do spiders have?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

6

d)

4

13.

What are the body sections of an arachnid called?

a)

thorax and abdomen

b)

head and abdomen

c)

cephalothorax and head

d)

cephalothorax and abdomen

14.

What kind of animal is a tick?

a)

parasite

b)

friendly

c)

large

d)

herbivore

15.

What disease can ticks spread?

(a)