1. INSECT REVIEW

2. Animals with no internal support structures.
INVERTEBRATE

3. Invertebrate with an exoskeleton and jointed legs.
ARTHROPOD

4. Insect sensory organ.
ANTENNAE

5. Hard covering on the outside of an insect’s body.
EXOSKELETON

6. The science of classifying insects based on characteristics.
TAXONOMY

7. Powdery parts of butterfly and moth wings.
SCALES

8. The process of shedding skin to grow bigger.
MOLTING

9. Specialized structure used for feeding.
MOUTHPART

10. The quiet stage of an insect’s development.
PUPA

11. Small air holes an insect uses to breathe.
SPIRACLES

12. The “eardrum” of an insect.
TYMPANUM

13. Special sound-makers on the abdomens of some insects.
TYMBALS

14. A person who studies insects.
ENTOMOLOGIST

15. The ability to survive in a changing environment.
ADAPTATION

16. Cooperating and working together in order to survive.
SOCIAL INSECT

17. The material that makes up the exoskeleton of an insect.
CHITIN

18. Insect body part that holds the eyes, mouthparts, and antennae.
HEAD

19. Insect body part where the legs and wings are attached.
THORAX

20. Insect body part where the organs of digestion and reproduction can be found.
ABDOMEN

21. The most populous and varied class of organisms in the animal kingdom.
INSECTS

22. Insect life cycle with four stages.
COMPLETE
METAMORPHOSIS

23. The second stage of complete metamorphosis; caterpillar or grub-like stage.
LARVA

24. All insects begin their life cycle in this stage.
EGG

25. All insects end their life cycle in this stage.
ADULT

26. An insect that does not have fully developed wings.
NYMPH

27. Long, tube-like mouthpart, that takes up food like a straw.
PROBOSCIS
(SIPHONING)

28. Special group (order) of insects known as true bugs.
HEMIPTERA

29. Chemical scent insects use to attract a mate.
PHEROMONES

30. All insects are classified into this kingdom.
ANIMAL

31. Surrounds and protects a pupa during development.
COCOON

32. List 3 ways in which an insect can be harmful.
DESTROY CROPS
PARASITIC
CARRY DISEASE

33. List 3 ways in which insects can be helpful.
POLLINATION
DECOMPOSITION
FOOD WEBS

34. List 2 ways in which an insect can make sound.
TYMBALS
SPIRACLES
STRIDULATION
SNAP MANDIBLES
TAP BODY PARTS ON SURFACE

35. List 2 reasons why insects make sound.
COMMUNICATE
ATTRACT MATES
DEFEND TERRITORY
SCARE PREDATORS

36. Can you list the characteristics of insects?
WINGS
EXOSKELETON
6 LEGS
3 BODY PARTS
SIMPLE/COMPOUND EYES
METAMORPHOSIS
ANTENNAE
JOINTED LEGS

37. Insects are . . . Everywhere!!
GOOD LUCK!!