Field Museum Insect Collection Insights

Field Museum Insect Collection Insights

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology, Science

6th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Liam Anderson

FREE Resource

The video explores the Field Museum's extensive insect collection, highlighting its organization, unique collections like the rove beetles and Frank Psota's, and the challenges of digitization. It emphasizes the ongoing research and future potential of the collection, including the discovery of new species.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the approximate number of insect specimens in the Field Museum's collection?

Four million

Eight million

Twelve million

Twenty million

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are the insect specimens organized in the Field Museum?

By location of discovery

By family, genus, and species

By size

By color

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What makes the rove beetle collection at the Field Museum notable?

It includes seven thousand type specimens

It is the largest in the world

It is the smallest collection

It is the oldest collection

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of databasing and imaging the rove beetle types?

To reduce the need for physical visits

To destroy the physical specimens

To sell them online

To create a new collection

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unique method did Frank Psota use in his collection?

He only collected beetles

He categorized by color

He used digital images

He created drawings of missing species

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What challenge is associated with digitizing the insect collection?

Lack of funding

Lack of interest

Too many researchers

Interpreting old country names

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are some mites stored on microscope slides?

They are too large

They are hard to see

They are dangerous

They are colorful

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