scbm2510p5

  1. A group of animals with three body segments and six legs and no backbone is called?
    Insects
  2. An insect that causes hurt or danger?
    Harmful Insect
  3. To shield from injury or danger is called?
    Protect
  4. An insect with a slender body and four brightly-colored wings is called?
    Butterfly
  5. A group of animals with two body parts and eight legs and no backbones are called?
    Spider
  6. A hard, outside structure found on most insects is called?
    Exoskeleton
  7. The casing fro the pupa stage of a butterfly is called?
    Chrysalis
  8. The middle stage in an insects life cycle between larva and adult is called?
    Pupa
  9. The final stage in an insects life cycle?
    Adult
  10. The early form of an insects that changes when it becomes an adult.
    Larva
  11. The back segment of an insects body is called?
    Abdomen
  12. The middle segment of an insect's body where the legs and wings attach is called the ___________.
    Thorax
  13. The front part of an insect that contains the eyes and mouth is called?
    Head
  14. Insects have how many body parts and what are they called?
    Three: Head, thorax, abdomen
  15. Spiders have how many body parts, and what are they called?
    Two: Cephalothorax and abdomen
  16. Insects have how many legs?
    Six
  17. Spiders have how many legs?
    Eight
  18. Do spiders have antennae?
    No
  19. Do insects have antennea?
    Yes
  20. An insects wings are attached to the ____________.
    Thorax
  21. Name three ways spiders and insects are similar.
    • 1. Living things.
    • 2. Without a backbone.
    • 3. Need food, water, air, and shelter.
  22. What are the 4 stages of the butterfly cycle?
    Egg, Larva (Caterpillar), Pupa (Chrysalis), and Adult
  23. How do insects protect themselves?
    • Brightly colored to warn preditors,
    • bite or sting,
    • use mimicry to look or sound like another animal,
    • special shape or color to blend in with surrounds.
  24. Name some ways insects are helpful to us.
    spread pollen, make honey, silk, and wax, control pests, provide food for birds. Help change dead animals and plants into soil.
  25. How are insects harmful?
    attack crops on farms, spread disease, infest homes, and can bite and sting.
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scbm2510p5
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Science Benchmark 2nd Grade May 2010 Part 5
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