Name _____________________________________
Cockroach Quiz
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
What order does the cockroach belong to?
Diptera
Orthoptera
Coleoptera
Lepidoptera
2.
a.
b.
c.
d.
How many legs do cockroaches have?
one pair of legs
two pairs of legs
three pairs of legs
four pairs of legs
3.
a.
b.
c.
d.
The long antennae of adult cockroaches are used ________.
as sense organs
as paddles for swimming
to fight predators
to chew food
4.
a.
b.
c.
d.
When the eggs hatch, the cockroach stage is called ________.
a cocoon
a larva
a nymph
a pupa
5.
a.
b.
c.
d.
The cockroach nymph matures in stages by ________.
forming a pupa
covering itself with sticks
creating a cocoon
molting its exoskeleton
6.
a.
b.
c.
d.
The spiracles found on cockroaches are used for ________.
breathing
walking
sensing predators
crawling up walls
7.
a.
b.
c.
d.
A cockroach heart ________.
works like a human heart
is a simple tube with valves
fills most of the body cavity
is a complex network of many tubes
Name _____________________________________
8.
a.
b.
c.
d.
The head of a cockroach is covered by a structure called ________.
a pedipalp
a pronotum
an anal ring
an abdominal cercus
Cockroach Quiz
Name _____________________________________
Cockroach Quiz – Answer Key
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
What order does the cockroach belong to?
Diptera
Orthoptera
Coleoptera
Lepidoptera
2.
a.
b.
c.
d.
How many legs do cockroaches have?
one pair of legs
two pairs of legs
three pairs of legs
four pairs of legs
3.
a.
b.
c.
d.
The long antennae of adult cockroaches are used ________.
as sense organs
as paddles for swimming
to fight predators
to chew food
4.
a.
b.
c.
d.
When the eggs hatch, the cockroach stage is called ________.
a cocoon
a larva
a nymph
a pupa
5.
a.
b.
c.
d.
The cockroach nymph matures in stages by ________.
forming a pupa
covering itself with sticks
creating a cocoon
molting its exoskeleton
6.
a.
b.
c.
d.
The spiracles found on cockroaches are used for ________.
breathing
walking
sensing predators
crawling up walls
7.
a.
b.
c.
d.
A cockroach heart ________.
works like a human heart
is a simple tube with valves
fills most of the body cavity
is a complex network of many tubes
Name _____________________________________
8.
a.
b.
c.
d.
The head of a cockroach is covered by a structure called ________.
a pedipalp
a pronotum
an anal ring
an abdominal cercus
Cockroach Quiz – Answer Key