Let’s go through each sentence one by one and pick the best word from the box to complete it.
The words in the box are:
invertebrate, head, thorax, abdomen, egg, two, three, six, eight, wings, antennae, exoskeleton, metamorphosis
---
1. An insect has ______ main body sections.
→ Insects have 3 main parts: head, thorax, abdomen. So answer is
three.
2. The front part of an insect body is called the ______.
→ That’s the
head.
3. The back part of an insect body is called the ______.
→ That’s the
abdomen.
4. Insects have ______ jointed legs.
→ All insects have 6 legs. So
six.
5. An insect's legs are attached to its ______.
→ Legs attach to the middle section — the
thorax.
6. Insects do not have a backbone. They are ______.
→ Animals without backbones are called
invertebrates.
7. An insect's body has a hard outer covering called an ______.
→ That’s the
exoskeleton.
8. The first stage of an insect's life cycle is an ______.
→ Most insects start as an
egg.
9. Some insects have ______ attached to their thorax so they can fly.
→ Flying insects have
wings on their thorax.
10. Insects have two ______ on their head for feeling and smelling things around them.
→ Those are the
antennae.
11. A spider is not an insect because it has ______ body sections and ______ legs.
→ Spiders have 2 body sections (cephalothorax + abdomen) and 8 legs. So:
two,
eight.
12. The changes of an insect as it develops from an egg to adult is called ______.
→ That process is called
metamorphosis.
---
Final Answer:
1. three
2. head
3. abdomen
4. six
5. thorax
6. invertebrate
7. exoskeleton
8. egg
9. wings
10. antennae
11. two, eight
12. metamorphosis
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of bug worksheet.
