Insects micro-lesson
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75% of all animals on earth are insects. There are around 1 million known species and new ones are constantly being discovered. Butterflies, beetles, flies, ants, bees, and grasshoppers are all examples of insects. Insects do not have a skeleton and their bodies are divided into parts or segments. Instead of a skeleton, they have a hard covering on the outside of their body known as an exoskeleton. This helps protect them. Insects have three major body sections, six legs, and at least one pair of antennae. Insects are usually quite small, but some can grow pretty large. The Goliath beetle, for example, can grow up to 11 centimeters long and the Atlas moth can have a wingspan of up to 30 centimeters. Insects have a variety of ways of protecting themselves from predators. Some blend into their surroundings or are camouflaged. Some have nasty bites or stings, and others have very hard outer bodies. Some insects live in groups such as termites, ants, bees, and wasps. Some, though, live alone. Some insects can be harmful like groups of locusts that eat and destroy crops or some types of mosquitos that helps spread the disease malaria. Some insects, though, can be very helpful such as bees that produce honey and also help pollinate plants or ladybirds that eat plant pests like aphids.

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What percentage of animals on earth are insects?
1) 0.752) 0.253) 0.574) 0.5 -
How many days on average does a bee live for?
1) 252) 503) 1004) 5 -
Before a butterfly becomes a butterfly what is it?
1) A caterpillar2) A moth3) A worm4) A millipede -
What is the loudest insect in the world?
1) Cicada2) Bee3) Wasp4) Cricket -
How can insects protect themselves from predators?
1) All of these2) Blend into their surroundings3) Have bites and stings4) Have hard outer bodies -
What is the largest groups of insects?
1) Beetles2) Butterflies and moths3) Ants, bees and wasps4) Flies -
What is the hard covering called on the ouside of an insects body?
1) Exoskeleton2) Endotherm3) Exothermic4) Exodus -
Which of these is not part of an insects body?
1) Spine2) Head3) abdomen4) antenna -
Which one of these don't insects do to protect themselves?
1) shout2) Sting3) Bite4) poison -
Many insects go through many life stages?
1) Yes2) No -
Do insects have a skeleton?
1) No2) Yes -
Are all insects small?
1) No2) Yes -
Are spiders insects?
1) No2) Yes -
Are slugs insects?
1) No2) Yes -
Do all insects eat plants?
1) No2) Yes

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