EYEWITNESS: INSECT

Run Time: 35 minutes Students Name

Directions:
True or False Circle T for true or F for false. Multiple Choice Circle the best answer. Fill in the Blank Write in the best word to complete the sentence. 1. 2. T / F There are less than 100 million insects per person on the Earth.

Circle the three characteristics that all insects share. 1 - Suction Cup Feet 2 - Three Part Bodies 3 - Cerci (Tails) 4 - Eight Eyes 5 - Invertebrates 6 - Six Legs What are the holes in the exoskeleton called that insects breathe through? 1 - Spiracles 2 - Ka hu nas 3 - Gills 4 - Vessels T / F Fossils of Dragon Flies exist with wingspans of nearly 2 feet!

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10 to _____% 15 Insects destroy between _____ of the Worlds food supply every year. pupa larva An insect egg hatches into a ____________, then develops into a ____________, and finally through metamorphosis the insect emerges as an adult. soul In many cultures butterflies and moths represent the ____________ as it leaves the body after death. A dragonfly larvae lives in the water and is called a ... 1 Maggot 2 - Caterpillar 3 - Nymph 4 - Pupa ripples Whirligig beetles rely on ____________ to avoid collisions. T / F Dragonflies grow through incomplete metamorphosis.

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Insects see colors differently than humans.

Bush crickets have ears on their ... 1 - Cerci (Tails) 2 - Knees 3 - Heads 4 - Backs T / F Ants only navigate by sight, they dont use chemicals to navigate.

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Which beetle sets off chemical explosions to protect itself? 1 - Click Beetles 2 - Rove Beetles 3 - Bombardier Beetles 4 - Pyro Beetles T / F According to the video, Insects are like soldiers, camouflaged for war.

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dye The red ____________ in some jell-o originally came from insects. Young insects spend most of their time ... 1 - Mating 2 - Feeding 3 - Sleeping 4 - Flying proboscis Adult butterflies use their __________________ to drink nectar! T / F T / F Flies use enzymes to digest their food before slurping it up. Fleas were responsible for spreading the Bubonic Plague in Europe.

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Leaf cutter ants eat (Careful! - Tricky Question) 1 - Grass 2 - Leaves 3 - Termites 4 - Fungus T / F T / F A termite queen can lay 30,000 eggs per day! Weevils infest and eat stored food.

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Pesticides kill natural predators along with the pests. ____________ T / F The World as we know it could exist without insects.