Small Invertebrate Animals: Insects Quiz – Part Three

23 – The proper order of the insect life cycle is:

a) Egg, adult, pupa, larva

b) Larva egg, pupa, adult

c) Pupa, adult, larva,egg

d) Egg, larva, pupa, adult

24 – Many people are allergic to bees: is it true that they may develop red, itchy bumps on the skin in response to a sting?

a) True

b) False

25 – Is it true that a paste of baking soda and water applied to the site of the sting can help relieve the pain?

a) True

b) False

26 – Bedbugs eat

a) Blood of hosts, whether that be humans, birds or another animals

b) Cotton fibers

c) Trash

27 – Bedbugs are called “bedbugs” because

a) They only nest in bedding

b) They they eat primarily while their host is asleep

c) Their bites will make you sleepy

28 – Adult bedbugs can live up to ___________without feeding

a) Two weeks

b) Two months

c) One year

29 – Is it true that a butterfly has scales on its wings?

a) True

b) False

30 – A termite can lay _________________ in one day

a) 500 eggs

b) 200 eggs

c) Thousands of eggs

31 – Is it true that mosquitoes are drawn to the smell of lactic acid, a substance our body emits when we perspire?

a) True

b) False

32 – Is it true that mosquitoes may be attracted to fruity and floral fragrances?

a) True

b) False

33 – What does the abdomen of an insect contain?

a) Most of the digestion, respiratory, excretory and reproductive internal structures

b) Most of the endocrine system, respiratory, excretory and reproductive internal structures

c) Most of the immune system, respiratory, excretory and reproductive internal structures

d) Most of the stomach, respiratory, excretory and reproductive internal structures

Small invertebrate animals: insects quiz answers

23 – d) Egg, larva, pupa, adult

24 – a) True

25 – b) True

26 – a) Blood of hosts, whether that be humans, birds or another animal

27 – b) They they eat primarily while their host is asleep

28 – c) One year

29 – a) True

30 – c) Thousands of eggs

31 – a) True

32 – a) True

33 – a) Most of the digestion, respiratory, excretory and reproductive internal structures

Read more:

Small Invertebrate Animals: Insects Quiz – Part One

Small Invertebrate Animals: Insects Quiz – Part Two