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04. Animals - Common Insects

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Chapter: 04. Animals Common Insects

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Most insects have _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to fly.

wings

Insects are small creatures that are commonly found _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

everywhere

An adult insect's body is divided into three parts: head, thorax and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

abdomen

An insect has a pair of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on its head which help it to sense and feel things.

antennae

Insects do not have bones, but have a hard outer covering made up of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

chitin

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the middle part of an insect's body where its legs and wings are attached.

thorax

The series of developmental stages from an egg to an adult organism is called its _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

life cycle

The larva stage of a butterfly is commonly known as a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

caterpillar

The protective covering formed by a caterpillar before becoming an adult butterfly is called a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ or pupa.

chrysalis

Insects that live in colonies are called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ insects.

social

Ants are successful because they work _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to solve their problems.

together

Honeybees feed on _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and pollen from flowers.

nectar

Honeybees live in nests called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

honeycombs / beehives

The cultivation of silkworms to produce silk is called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ or sericulture.

silk farming

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ eat wood and cause damage to wooden items.

Termites

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ can destroy clothes and books.

Silverfish

Cockroaches are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ insects, meaning they are active during the night.

nocturnal

The mosquito that spreads Malaria is the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mosquito.

Anopheles

The mosquito that spreads Dengue and Chikungunya is the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mosquito.

Aedes

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ live in sofas and bed mattresses and bite people while they are asleep.

Bedbugs

A housefly is a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of many diseases, meaning it carries and transmits them.

vector

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ live in human hair and suck blood from the scalp.

Head lice

Do not let water collect in your surroundings because _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ breed in stagnant water.

mosquitoes

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the immediate help given to an injured person before any medical help arrives.

First aid

Applying _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on a bee sting can help alleviate discomfort.

baking soda

Spraying _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in areas where ants hang out can help deter them.

white vinegar

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