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InsectsThis section describes the characteristics of insects.

Use Target Reading SkillsAs you read, complete the cycle diagram below to show the steps in the complete metamorphosis of an insect. Write each step in a separate circle.

Complete Metamorphosis

Body Structure1. What is an insect?

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2. Circle the letter of the body section to which wings and legs are attached.a. headb. thoraxc. abdomend. exoskeleton

3. Identify the body sections of the grasshopper below.

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Insects (continued)

4. Insects have two ________________________ eyes, which contain many lenses.

5. Insects get oxygen into their bodies through a system of ________________________.

Obtaining Food6. Is the following sentence true or false? If it is living, or if it once was

living, some kind of insect will eat it. ________________________

7. Insects get food using ________________________ that are highly specialized.

Life Cycle8. Complete the cycle diagram to show the stages of complete metamorphosis.

9. In gradual metamorphosis, the egg hatches into a(n) ________________________, which looks much like a small adult.

Insect begins life as a tiny, hard-shelled,

fertilized .

The insect is enclosed in a protective

covering. The insect at this stage is

called a(n) .

When its development is complete, the

leaves the pupal

case. It feeds and finds mates.

Immature form of the insect that looks

very different from the adult is a(n)

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