Reading 28-3 Insects....................................................
Name______________________________________
1. What evolutionary adaptation allowed insects to colonize new habitats? _____________________
2. Using Fig 28-14 (pie chart), determine what percentage of animal species are not insects:
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3. What are the three parts of the insect body?
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4. How many pairs of legs do insects have? _________ To what body part are they attached to?
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5. Why is it so hard to swat a fly? _________________________________________
6. Where would you find the ears of a grasshopper? _________________________________
7. What are the three mouthparts insects
have?________________________________________________
8. The process of changing shape of form is called
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9. In insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis, immature forms are called
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10. In complete metamorphosis, the stage where an insect changes from larva to adult is called the
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11. What insect causes trouble for cotton farmers? _______________________________
12. List three useful products produced by insects: ________________________________________
13. Why does a firefly flash its light?
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14. Many insects communicate with chemical signals called
15. What is an insect society?
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16. Groups of individuals in an insect society form _________________________, which are
specialized to perform a specific task.
17. Use Fig 28-20 to answer True or False to the following statements:
________ Leaf cutter ants eat leaves.
________ Dump chambers are used to hold eggs.
________ Soldiers guard the nest.
________ Major workers are responsible for gathering leaves.
________ Minor workers tend to the gardens.
18. What insect "dances" to communicate? ________________
Multiple Choice (Reference 28-1, 28-2, 28-3)
1. All arthropods have:
a. gills b. jointed appendages c. antennae d. chelicerae
2. An arthropod's exoskeleton performs all of the following functions except:
a. production of gametes b. protection of internal organs
c. supporting the animal's body d. preventing water loss
3. Most terrestrial arthropods breathe using branched, air-filled structures called:
a. gills b. book lungs c. tracheal tubes d. book gills
4. Crustaceans are the only arthropods with:
a. three pairs of legs b. two pairs of antennae c. chitin in their exoskeleton d. chelicerae
5. All insects have:
a. two pairs of legs b. two pairs of antennae c. two pairs of wings d. three body sections
6. A honeybee belongs to the Kingdom ____________ and the Phylum ___________
a. Arthropoda, Insecta b. Animalia, Arthropoda c. Animalia, Insecta d. Insecta, Animalia
Draw a line from the Phylum to the organism that matches it. Draw another line from the organism to its description.
Quick Match: For each animal or description listed, name the phylum it is associated with:
1. Cow _______________________________________________________
2. Lobster ____________________________________________________
3. Leech _____________________________________________________
4. Tapeworm _________________________________________________
5. Sea anemone ______________________________________________
6. Sea urchin _________________________________________________
7. Octopus ___________________________________________________
8. Bell or umbrella shaped bodies __________________________________
9. Most have a backbone _________________________________________
10. Jointed legs ________________________________________________
11. Thin, flat bodies _____________________________________________
12. Soft bodies, some have shells __________________________________
13. Spiney plates _________________________________________
14. Exoskeleton __________________________________________
15. Segmented, long bodies ___________________________________
Animal Symmetry and Phyla KEY
Animal Phylum Matching
1. Cow ______________Chordate______________
2. Lobster _______Artrhopoda________________________________
3. Leech ___________Annelid__________________________________
4. Tapeworm _______Platyhelminthes__________________________
5. Sea anemone _________Echinoderm_________________________
6. Sea urchin ______Echinoderm_______________________________
7. Octopus _________Mollusk_______________________________
8. Bell or umbrella shaped bodies ______Cnidaria___________________
9. Most have a backbone ______Chordate_________________________
10. Jointed legs _______Arthropod___________________________________
11. Thin, flat bodies ______Platyhelminthes_____________________________
12. Soft bodies, some have shells _____Mollusk____________________
13. Spiney plates __________Echinoderm_____________________
14. Exoskeleton ____________Arthropod_______________________
15. Segmented, long bodies _____Annelid____________________