Insects and Bugs
Instructions: Test your knowledge of the tiny creatures that make up the largest group of animals on Earth.
- 1.
Approximately how many known species of insects exist on Earth?
A1 millionB5 millionC500,000D100,000 - 2.
How many legs does every adult insect have?
A10B8C4D6 - 3.
What insect is responsible for pollinating about one-third of the food we eat?
AHoneybeeBButterflyCBeetleDWasp - 4.
The monarch butterfly migrates thousands of miles to overwinter in which country?
ABrazilBMexicoCCubaDCosta Rica - 5.
What insect can carry objects 50 times its own body weight?
AGrasshopperBAntCTermiteDBeetle - 6.
Fireflies produce light through a chemical reaction. What is this process called?
AChemiluminescenceBFluorescenceCPhosphorescenceDBioluminescence - 7.
Which insect goes through a complete metamorphosis of egg, larva, pupa, and adult?
AButterflyBGrasshopperCDragonflyDCockroach - 8.
The praying mantis is one of the few insects that can rotate its head how many degrees?
A270 degreesB360 degreesC90 degreesD180 degrees - 9.
Dragonflies have been on Earth for approximately how many million years?
A50 millionB300 millionC500 millionD150 million - 10.
What is the only continent where insects are not found?
AArctic regionsBInsects are found everywhereCSahara DesertDAntarctica - 11.
The bombardier beetle defends itself by spraying what at predators?
AFoul-smelling gasBAcidCA boiling chemical sprayDSticky silk - 12.
A ladybug (ladybird) can eat up to how many aphids in its lifetime?
A500B10,000C2,000D5,000 - 13.
Cicadas are known for spending years underground as nymphs. Some species emerge every how many years?
A10 yearsB13 or 17 yearsC25 yearsD5 years - 14.
What is the fastest flying insect, capable of reaching speeds of 35 mph?
AHouseflyBDragonflyCHorseflyDHawk Moth - 15.
The Atlas moth, one of the largest insects, has a wingspan that can reach how wide?
A8 inchesB12 inchesC6 inchesD10 inches