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Insect Orders Worskeet/Quiz (Grade 3-6)

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Insect Orders Worskeet/Quiz (Grade 3-6)

Learning Insects Orders
Choose the insects that belong in each Order.

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1) Beetle Order - Coleoptera                           ____, ____, ____, ____, ____
wings: two pairs                             
mouth parts: chewing                         
metamorphosis: complete (complex) 
                                                           
2) Mantid and Cockroach Order - Dictyoptera                           ____, ____
wings: two pairs           
mouth parts: biting and chewing        
metamorphosis: incomplete (simple) 

3) True Fly Order - Diptera                                  ____, ____, ____
wings: one pair                                  
mouth parts: piercing and sucking     
metamorphosis: complete (complex)     

4) Butterfly & Moth Order - Lepidoptera                         ____, ____, ____
wings: two pairs                                 
mouth parts: sucking                          
metamorphosis: complete (complex) 

5) Mayfly Order - Ephemeroptera                 ____
wings: two pairs                                  
mouth parts: none
metamorphosis: incomplete (simple) 


6) Ant, Bee, & Wasp Order - Hymenoptera                   ____, ____, ____
wings: two pairs or none                    
mouth parts: chewing or sucking       
metamorphosis: complete (complex) 

7) Dragonfly Order - Odonata                           ____, ____
wings: two pairs                                 
mouth parts: chewing                        
metamorphosis: incomplete (simple) 

8) Grasshoppers & Relatives Order - Orthoptera                       ____, ____, ____
wings: two pairs, some none             
mouth parts: chewing                        
metamorphosis: incomplete (simple)

9) Stick & Leaf Insects Order - Phasmida                          ____
wings: none                                        
mouth parts: chewing                   
metamorphosis: incomplete (simple) 

 

Choices:

A. luna moth
B. ladybug
C. grasshopper
D. mosquito
E. mayfly
F. walkingstick
G. bumblebee
H. dragonfly
I. ground beetle
J. katydid
K. cricket
L. damselfly
M. swallowtail butterfly
N. yellowjacket
O. ant
P. praying mantis
Q. firefly
R. house fly
S. potato beetle
T. deer fly
U. dung beetle
V. cockroach

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