Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Introduction to Insects!

Some Basic Insect Facts:
  • A good reason to study insects is to know which ones are harmful and which ones are not.
  • Four characteristics that all insects share are: they all have 3 body segments (head, thorax, and abdomen), they have one pair of antennae, they have three pairs of legs, and they have one to two pairs of wings.
  • Metamorphosis: A change in physical form.
  • Three characteristics used to classify organisms are cell type, number of cells, and mode of nutrition (way of eating.) 

This is an example of the body segments of an insect...

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