Nature & animals
The “Insects” quiz — Nature & animals. It has 25 questions in five categories: Anatomy & senses, Social insects, Weapons & defense, Insects & humans, Evolution & records. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.
The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.
What is the tough external skeleton of insects, primarily made of chitin, called?
Through which paired openings along the sides of an insect's body does air enter its tracheal system?
What club-shaped balancing organs…
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Which figure-eight movements does a honeybee scout perform to indicate the distance and direction of nectar?
Which protein-rich secretion fed to larvae by nurse bees triggers development into a fertile queen?
Leafcutter ants do not…
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In the gameWhich beetle defends itself by firing a boiling chemical spray from the tip of its abdomen?
What biological term describes the bright, conspicuous warning coloration used by toxic insects to deter predators?
Which form of mimicry…
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Which vivid red pigment has been harvested for centuries from dried female scale insects found on cacti?
Which lustrous natural protein fiber was first harvested from the cocoons of domesticated moths in ancient China?
Which field of science…
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In the gameWhich iconic butterfly migrates thousands of miles across North America to spend the winter in Mexico?
In which fossilized tree resin are prehistoric insects preserved with extraordinary three-dimensional fidelity?
During which geological period…
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In the gameAll 25 questions and the answers are in the game. Invite your class or friends with a link — guests need no account.