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Grasshopper Anatomy

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many legs does an insect have?
a)
2 legs
b)
6 legs
c)
4 legs
d)
8 legs
2.
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
3.
Scientists who study insects are 
a)
Ichthyologists
b)
Zoologists
c)
Entomologists
d)
Archaeologist
4.
What percentage of animals on the Earth are insects?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
90%
5.

Structure A is called the

a)

elytra

b)

tibia

c)

protonum

d)

scuttelum

6.

Structure C is called the

a)

antennae

b)

mandible

c)

maxillary palps

d)

scuttelum

7.
a)

Thorax

b)

Antenna

c)

Abdomen

8.

the middle of the three main sections of an insect's body.

a)

Abdomen

b)

Head

c)

Thorax

9.

Mouth parts of crickets, grasshoppers, and carnivorous insects

a)

chewing mouthparts

b)

sucking mouthparts

c)

sponging mouthparts

d)

proboscis

10.

This insect's mouth parts are best for...

a)

chewing/tearing

b)

sucking

c)

sponging

d)

piercing and sucking

11.

This insect's mouth parts are best for...

a)

chewing/tearing

b)

sucking

c)

sponging

d)

piercing and sucking

12.
A mosquito has what type of mouthpart, specialized for feeding?
a)
piercing/sucking
b)
siphoning
c)
chewing-lapping 
d)
sponging
13.
A housefly has what type of mouthparts?
a)
sponging
b)
Chewing
c)
piercing/sucking
d)
siphoning
14.
How many legs does an insect have?
a)
b)
c)
d)
15.
What part of an insect's body help it smell and feel?
a)
legs
b)
antennae
c)
thorax
d)
abdomen
16.
a)

Antenna

b)

Abdomen

c)

Thorax

17.
Which of the following is NOT an insect?
a)
fly
b)
beatle
c)
dragonfly
d)
spider
18.

Letter A represents what part of the insects body?

a)

Abdomen

b)

Thorax

c)

Head

d)

Antenna

19.

An insect with these type of mandibles most likely uses them to do what?

a)

Pierce

b)

Cutting

c)

Sucking

d)

Licking

20.

Blank D in the diagram

a)

Maxilla

b)

Mandible

c)

Labium

d)

Labrum

21.

An insect with a mouth like this most likely eats in what way?

a)

Piercing the skin and sucking out the insides

b)

Sucking out nectar from a flower

c)

Cutting into the flesh of its prey

d)

Licking a flat surface

22.

An insect with a mouth like this most likely eats in what way?

a)

Piercing the skin and sucking out the insides

b)

Sucking out nectar from a flower

c)

Cutting into the flesh of its prey

d)

Licking a flat surface

23.
Structure D is the
a)
tympanum
b)
trochanter
c)
ovipositor
d)
spiracle
24.

Insects, spiders, crayfish, centipedes, and millipedes all have segmented bodies, paired appendages, jointed legs, and exoskeletons. They belong to what phylum?

a)

Arthropoda

b)

Platyhelminthes

c)

Mollusca

d)

Achelminthes

25.

Butterflies, bees, crickets, mosquitos, and house flies have three distinct body regions and three pair of legs. They belong to what class?

a)

Chilopoda

b)

Insecta

c)

Arachnida

d)

Diploda

26.

A defining characteristic of all Insecta is:

a)

chewing mouthparts

b)

three pairs of jointed legs

c)

two pair of antennae

d)

complete metamorphosis

27.
Insects breathe through:
a)
mouths
b)
stomata
c)
head openings
d)
spiracles
28.
The insect's skeleton is called
a)
Exoskeleton
b)
Endoskeleton
c)
Red Skeleton
d)
Halloween Skeleton