Insect Quiz #1

How do insects breathe?
1. They extract oxygen from water they drink.
2. Air absorbs through their exoskeleton.
3. Air enters the insects body through breathing pores called spiracles.
4. All of these.
5. They breathe in using their lungs.
Name this insect.
1. Praying mantis
2. Walkingstick
3. Mantisfly
4. Grasshopper
Name this insect.
1. Thorn bug
2. Spittle bug
3. Cicada
4. Leafhopper
What part of its body does a housefly use to taste things?
1. With their feet.
2. All of these.
3. With their mouthparts.
4. With a special organ on their abdomen.
5. With their antennae.
Name this insect.
1. Caterpillar
2. Grub (beetle larvae)
3. Dragonfly larvae
4. Antlion larvae (or doddlebug)
Where does a baby dragonfly grow up?
1. In the ground
2. In water
3. In trees
4. In the leaf litter on the ground
Name this insect.
1. Assassin bug
2. Stink bug
3. Beetle
4. Leaffooted bug
Name this insect.
1. Lovebugs
2. Mosquitoes
3. Midges
4. Lightning bugs
For what do insects use their antennae?
1. Feel surfaces
2. Detect air currents
3. All of these
4. Find and taste food
5. Hear and smell
How can you tell the difference between a moth and a butterfly?
1. Butterflies usually have smaller bodies.
2. Butterflies have long slender antennae that are straight, end in a club, or end in a knob. Moths don't have a club or knob at the end of their antennae and usually have feathery antennae.
3. Moths mostly come out at night, butterflies during the day.
4. All of these are good ways to tell the difference between a moth and a butterfly.