Is it an Insect?
Many onboard experiments involve insects. Can you tell an insect apart from
other living creatures? Give it a try! Circle YES or NO under each picture to
show whether or not you think it is an insect.
YES NO
YES NO
YES NO
YES NO
YES NO
YES NO
YES NO
YES NO
YES NO
Hint: Insects have three body segments, three pairs of legs (six legs total), two antennae,
an external shell-like skeleton rather than an internal skeleton, and compound eyes made
up of dozens to hundreds of little eyes!
(Answers on page 37)
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