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Not all minibeasts are insects

Science · Insects & Minibeasts · ages 7-9
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which minibeast has no legs at all?

    • Worm
    • Spider
    • Woodlouse

  2. A spider has 8 legs. Is a spider an insect?

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    • Yes, spiders are insects too
    • No, insects have six legs, not eight
    • Yes, because it has legs

  3. A woodlouse is an insect.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Count the legs on this woodlouse. Is it an insect?

    • Yes, fourteen is close enough to six
    • No, insects have six legs, not fourteen
    • Yes, all minibeasts are insects

  5. How many body parts does a spider have?

    • 2
    • 3
    • 6

  6. A snail has a shell and glides on one foot. Does it have six legs like an insect?

    • Yes, the foot counts as six legs
    • No, a snail has no legs at all
    • Yes, snails are insects

  7. You see four minibeasts: a bee, a spider, a worm, and an ant. How many of them are insects?

    Answer: ______________

  8. Ben says, 'A spider is an insect because it crawls and has legs, just like an ant.' What is wrong with his thinking?

    • Spiders do not have legs at all
    • Nothing, he is right
    • He forgot that a spider has eight legs and two body parts, not six legs and three
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  1. Worm · A worm has no legs. It moves by squeezing and stretching its long body.
  2. No, insects have six legs, not eight · Insects have six legs and three body parts. A spider has eight legs and two body parts, so it is an arachnid, not an insect.
  3. False · A woodlouse has fourteen legs, not six, so it is not an insect.
  4. No, insects have six legs, not fourteen · Fourteen legs is far more than six, so a woodlouse is not an insect.
  5. 2 · A spider has two body parts. An insect has three: head, thorax, and abdomen.
  6. No, a snail has no legs at all · A snail has no legs. It moves along on one foot instead.
  7. 2 · A bee and an ant both have six legs and three body parts. A spider has eight legs and a worm has none, so only two of the four are insects.
  8. He forgot that a spider has eight legs and two body parts, not six legs and three · Crawling and having legs is not enough to be an insect. You have to count the legs and body parts, and a spider does not match.
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