Science 1.7 - 1.8

(a)   of all animals in the world are beetles!

• One quarter

• Two quarters

• Three quarters

Beetle larvae are called (a)   .

Young mantises are called (b)   .

• pupae

• grubs

• nymphs

What is the largest family of flowering plants?

• Iris Family

• Honeysuckle Family

• Composite Family

• Lilies Family

Answer explanation

God designed the composites to be very showy plants that would easily attract the insects that the plants depend on for pollination.

True bugs have (a)   mouthparts.

Beetles have (b)   mouthparts.

• piercing-sucking

• chewing

Answer explanation

Beetle means "biter"; Beetles have chewing mouthparts that can be very destructive.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The (a)   is a beetle that is considered harmful because its grubs feed on the sapwood of the black locust tree.

The (b)   beetle is a beneficial insect because the grubs eat grasshopper eggs, small caterpillars, and harmful beetles.

• locust borer

• goldenrod soldier

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What word means "made of many parts"?

• Invertebrate

• Composite

• Camouflage

• Ray

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Match the following to the correct descriptions.

• Aster

• A prickly purple composite

• Black-eyed Susan

• A composite with yellow ray flowers and brown disk flowers

• Disk

• A composite whose pollen is carried by the wind and causes hay fever

• Ragweed

• Yellow center of the daisy

• Thistle

• A composite that may look like a daisy but has more than one flower head per stem

Answer explanation

Asters got their name from the Greek word "star."

The flowers in the center of the daisy are called (a)   .

The white flowers that surround the daisy's center flowers are called (b)   .

• disk flowers

• ray flowers

Which insect is often called the thistle butterfly because it lays its eggs on the thistle plant?

• Monarch butterfly
• Viceroy butterfly

• Swallowtail butterfly
• Painted lady butterfly

Which bird makes its nest of thistle down?

• Raven

• Sparrow

• Bluejay

• Goldfinch