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Question 1

Probably _____ of all animals alive are insects.

A	100%
B	three-fourths
C	one-half

Question 2

All insects have

A	two antennae
B	two wings
C	two legs

Question 3

What is a thorax?

A	It is a comic book superhero.
B	It is a detergent.
C	It is the upper body of an insect.

Question 4

When an insect hatches from an egg, what is it called?

A	A juvenile
B	A larva
C	A chrysalis

Question 5

Insects can breathe oxygen directly through tiny holes in their bodies called

A	spiracles.
B	air sockets.
C	diptera.

Question 6

Insect wings are held together by thin, hollow rods called

A	shoots.
B	scales.
C	veins.

Question 7

There may be as many as _____ insects for every human being.

A	20,000
B	200,000
C	2 million

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an insect?

A	Spider
B	Grasshopper
C	Fly

Question 9

Where is an insect's skeleton?

A	On the outside of its body.
B	On the inside of its body.
C	On its neighbor's body.

Question 10

Some insects can blend into their environment so well they can't be seen. This is called

A	petiole
B	camouflage
C	lepidoptera

Question 11

Metamorphosis is

A	when a butterfly comes out of a cocoon.
B	what we call the four separate stages of an insect's life.
C	the tough pupa case that a caterpillar spins around itself.

Question 12

Most insects _____ their wings when they are not using them.

A	take off
B	spread
C	fold

Question 13

Why do some insects have bright colors?

A	To warn predators the insect tastes bad.
B	To see in the dark.
C	To look good.

Question 14

How many sections does an insect's body have?

A	One
B	Two
C	Three

Question 15

What is one reason a spider can't be called an insect?

A	It doesn't have wings.
B	It is too large.
C	It only eats meat.

Question 16

What is a pupa?

A	It is another word for a student.
B	It is another word for a chrysalis.
C	It is another name for the man who marrried muma.

Question 17

Do all insects go through four stages of metamorphosis?

A	Yes.
B	No, some have five stages.
C	No, some have three stages.

Question 18

How do insects chew their food without teeth?

A	They don't chew their food—they always swallow it whole.
B	They only tear off pieces that are small enough to swallow.
C	Their jaws have sharp edges to cut and chew their food.

Question 19

What is an insect called when it has reached the last stage of metamorphosis?