Insects

A plant or an animal that is home for another organism.

• host
• habitat

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Insects that live together in organized communities

• social
• solitary

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CCSS.L.2.1A

Insects that live alone or in pairs

• social
• solitary

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

What is located on an insects head that is used to get information about its surroundings?

• antennae
• thorax

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CCSS.RI.2.1

The hard body coverings of insects that give support and protection; skeletons outside of the body.

• exoskeleton
• antennae

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

The process of change in the life on an insect.  It goes from egg, to larva, to pupa, to adult.

• metamorphasis
• progression

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

To shed old feathers, hair, skin, or shells, making way for new growth.

• molt
• metamorphosis

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

A fine, powdery substance produced within flowers; it is transported from flower to flower so new flower seeds can grow.

• pollen
• colonies

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Light given off by some plants and animals, such as fireflies, caused by a chemical reaction in their bodies.

• bioluminescence
• lanterns

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CCSS.RI.2.1

A person who studies insects.

• entomologist
• teacher

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.2.4