5th Grade Science Puzzle

1. The female bee that mates and lays eggs in the hive.
6. Insects that move from place to place with changing seasons (e.g., monarch butterflies).
10. A small invertebrate animal with a hard exoskeleton, three body parts (head, thorax, abdomen), three pairs of legs, and usually two pairs of wings.
13. Type of metamorphosis with four stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult (e.g., butterfly).
14. Sweet liquid in flowers that attracts insects for pollination.
15. When an insect blends in with its surroundings to avoid predators.
17. A tube-like structure on some female insects used to lay eggs.
18. A male bee that does no work and has no stinger.
20. Small openings on an insect's body used for breathing.

2. The immature stage in incomplete metamorphosis that looks like a small adult.
3. A female bee that does not mate or lay eggs but performs tasks like gathering nectar.
4. A scientist who studies insects.
5. The hard outer covering that protects an insect's body and supports it.
7. The yellow "dust" produced by flowers that contains male cells for seed production.
8. Type of metamorphosis with three stages: egg, nymph, adult (e.g., grasshopper).
9. The transfer of pollen from the male part to the female part of a flower, often by insects.
11. The changes an insect goes through as it develops from egg to adult.
12. The resting stage in complete metamorphosis where the insect transforms inside a cocoon or chrysalis.
16. The wormlike stage in complete metamorphosis (e.g., caterpillar).
19. An insect order with tough wing covers (elytra), chewing mouthparts, and often a straight line down the abdomen.