Insects

How many legs does an insect have?

• 2 legs
• 6 legs
• 4 legs
• 8 legs

A spider is an insect.

• True
• False

Insects bodies have _______ sections.

• 2

• 10

• 5

• 3

Insects that live in a hive work together, but their leader is usually a ______.

• worker

• queen

• pupa

• drone

To which body segment are an insect's appendages attached to?

• abdomen

• head

• thorax

• cephalothorax

A scientist who studies insects is called a(n)

• entomologist

• arthropodist

• taxonomist

• mineralogist

Insects that live in a hive or nest society are

• solitary

• social

• eusocial

The last segment on an insect

• head

• abdomen

• cephalothorax

• thorax

How many KNOWN species of insects are there?

• more than 1,000,000

• 1,000

• 500,000

• 750,000

What is an advantage of having a compound eye?

• having a narrower field of vision

• being able to see behind you

• having a wider field of vision

• scaring your predators

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