Fill In Sentences:
Insects
INSTRUCTIONS:
Fill in each blank box with the word from the above list that best completes the sentence.
herbivores
antennae
elude
symbiosis
migrate
receptors
brood
carnivores
thorax
porous
exoskeleton
parasites
primitive
ventilate
fossilized
1. The Canada geese will south in the fall.
2. The farm has much hay to feed the animals that are .
3. Bees have taste on their antennae.
4. Rubber boots do not let water in because they are not .
5. Flies can often a flyswatter.
6. Present-day insects may have evolved from sea worms.
7. The duck led a(n) of baby ducklings.
8. The cricket has two long between its eyes.
9. Opening windows will the room by letting fresh air in.
10. Unlike a human whose bone structures are on the inside, an insect has a(n) .
11. The grasshopper has strong legs connected to its , or the middle section of its body.
12. Animals such as tigers that eat meat are .
13. Scientists have found many remains of dinosaurs.
14. The two animals living together in help each other survive.
15. Fleas are that live on other animals and may cause disease.
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Definition Matching:
Insects
INSTRUCTIONS:
For each vocabulary word in the left column, locate its definition in the right column.
Type the number of the correct definition in the blank before the word.
brood
1. to move periodically from one region to another to feed or breed
carnivore
2. an animal that feeds on plants
parasite
3. a sense organ
fossilized
4. having tiny openings
migrate
5. avoid cleverly
exoskeleton
6. not very evolved, like an early ancestor
primitive
7. the young of a bird or insect cared for at one time
receptor
8. slender movable sensory organs on the heads of insects
elude
9. to let air in
porous
10. a skeleton on the outside of an insect’s body
herbivore
11. the middle of the three main divisions of an insect’s body
thorax
12. an animal that feeds on other animals
ventilate
13. having been preserved in the earth as a trace or impression
symbiosis
14. the living together of two unlike organisms in a relationship that helps both
antennae
15. an organism living with, in, or on another organism and getting benefits from it
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Crossword:
Insects
Words
PARASITE
MIGRATE
BROOD
CARNIVORE
VENTILATE
FOSSILIZED
THORAX
HERBIVORE
ELUDE
PRIMITIVE
POROUS
SYMBIOSIS
EXOSKELETON
RECEPTOR
ANTENNAE
14
8
13
5
6
7
4
1
10
2
15
11
9
12
3
Across
2. having been preserved in the earth as a trace or impression
3. an animal that feeds on other animals
4. an animal that feeds on plants
6. the living together of two unlike organisms in a relationship that helps both
7. to let air in
9. an organism living with, in, or on another organism and getting benefits from it
11. to move periodically from one region to another to feed or breed
13. the middle of the three main divisions of an insect’s body
15. avoid cleverly
Down
1. a skeleton on the outside of an insect’s body
5. not very evolved, like an early ancestor
8. slender movable sensory organs on the heads of insects
10. a sense organ
12. having tiny openings
14. the young of a bird or insect cared for at one time
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Insects, for kids studying the animal kingdom, will enrapture even the most bug-averse child. They’ll enjoy learning how insects protect themselves and work together, and get a glimpse of their mind-boggling array of colors, shapes, and sizes.
What creature has ears on its knees, a built-in sword, and looks like a dead leaf? No, it’s not an alien – it’s a katydid! Visit the world of these tiny invertebrates and the many other oddities in this class, which come in more than three million varieties. But don’t call them bugs! In Insects, kids will find out why not all insects are bugs and get to inspect all the cool features that make insects simply amazing – like the fact that they wear their skeletons on the outside. Follow a cicada through its complete metamorphosis, which takes place after it emerges from 17 years underground, then learn why most insects live only a few weeks and what they dine on during their short lives – which turns out to be everything from blood and dung to wood and each other.
Take apart a giant termite tower and investigate the complex realms of these industrious insects. (For kids who like to build intricate forts, this part will be a hit.) Then take a look at the many weird ways that insects disguise themselves to stay alive – from displaying a pattern of giant eyes on their backs to mimicking the shape and color of a thorn. Insects, for kids, are unveiled here in all their creepy-crawly glory – and it’s all topped off with recipes for tasty insect-like snacks. Yum!
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Living with Insects
No one knows for sure how many different kinds of insects there are.
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Insect Characteristics
What makes an insect an insect, and how are they different from bugs? Can insects see, hea ...
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Growth and Development
Insects walk around inside a miniature suit of armor, called an exoskeleton.
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What Insects Eat
Like the human world, the insect world has its vegetarians and its meat eaters.
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Insect Nests
Some insects are all about the teamwork.
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Camouflage and Mimicry
Why would an animal wish to spend its life looking like a leaf or a twig?
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Unusual Insects
Walking through a tropical rain forest, you can see some really unusual creatures—hu ...
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Insect Characteristics
Even though insects are the most varied creatures on Earth, they all share certain feature ...
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