Free practice tests · Kids & Youth
Stuff Every Insect Study Scout Should Know: free practice in 30-second cards
Stuff Every Insect Study Scout Should Know
Practice facts for the Insect Study merit badge. Not an official Scouting America credential.
Start Stuff Every Insect Study Scout Should Know ⚡ Today's sprint 🎙️ Voice mode
Free to start, no sign-up. 51 cards so far. One Knowledge Score and day streak across all your courses.
Questions people ask
Is this practice test free?
Yes. The first 50 cards are free for everyone with no sign-up, each with the answer, why it is right and its sources. Aha Trivia members get all 51 cards and timed practice exams.
How many practice questions are there?
51 practice questions so far. Each one is a 3-choice card that takes about 30 seconds, and the course grows as new cards pass our source checks.
Where do the answers come from?
Every card lists the sources it was checked against, and each answer explains why it is right. If you think an answer is wrong, tap "Challenge this answer" in the game and it gets reviewed.
Can I study in the car?
Yes. Voice mode reads the questions out loud and you answer by voice.
Try 3 cards
- What is the main job of an entomologist?
Show the answer
Studying insects. Entomology is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects, so entomologists study insects.
- About how many insect species have been formally described by scientists?
Show the answer
Around 1 million. Estimates suggest over 5.5 million insect species exist, with about 1 million formally described.
- Which insects are the most popular for insect identification hobbies?
Show the answer
Butterflies and dragonflies. Butterflies and, to a lesser extent, dragonflies are the most popular identification hobby insects.
All 51 practice questions
The first 50 are free, with the answer, why it's right and the official sources. The other 1 (🔒) open with a membership (every test). Or play them as a game and track what you've learned.
Show all 51 questions
- What is the main job of an entomologist?
- About how many insect species have been formally described by scientists?
- Which insects are the most popular for insect identification hobbies?
- What does the Associate Certified Entomologist program relate to?
- Why should you check local laws before collecting insects?
- How many different live insect species should a Scout observe for the observation requirement?
- When observing insects, at least how many orders should be included?
- What is colony collapse disorder (CCD)?
- What is one alternative to insecticides for preventing crop injury?
- About how long does it take a monarch to go from egg to adult?
- Where do monarchs often lay eggs on milkweed?
- How can you tell an adult monarch is ready to release?
- What is one way insects differ from spiders?
- What are the three main body parts of an insect?
- What is one difference between a butterfly and a grasshopper life cycle?
- What does complete metamorphosis include?
- What is a formicarium?
- What can you find and explain inside an ant colony?
- What is one career that uses insect study skills?
- What should you do first if someone shows signs of anaphylactic shock after a bee sting?
- Why is collecting insects sparingly important?
- What is the safest way to handle a bee sting you receive in the field?
- Why should you learn hazards of ants and bees before fieldwork?
- What body part do insects use to sense their surroundings?
- Where are an insect's legs and wings attached?
- What helps scientists identify which major order an insect belongs to?
- What should usually happen to specimens after a raising project is done?
- How does the Leave No Trace principle apply to insect study?
- What should a scrapbook entry for an observed insect include?
- What can photographs, sketches, and articles add to an insect scrapbook?
- What should you identify about eight species from your scrapbook?
- What makes social insects different from solitary insects?
- In an ant farm, which ant is the queen?
- What do different chambers in an ant colony serve?
- If you are allergic to bee stings, which social insect option should you choose?
- How can you estimate the amount of honey in a hive?
- How do insects fit into a food web?
- What important role do insects play for many plants?
- What is the symbiotic relationship between bees and humankind?
- How does colony collapse disorder affect our food supply?
- What challenge do migrating monarch butterflies face?
- How can Scouts help threatened or endangered insects?
- What does a monarch butterfly habitat need to provide?
- What plant is used in a monarch butterfly habitat?
- About how long does milkweed take to grow mature enough to host monarchs from seed?
- Why leave some milkweed plants uncovered in a monarch habitat?
- What should you do with competing insects on a protected milkweed plant?
- Why create a small door in the monarch habitat tulle?
- What does the tulle netting allow into the monarch habitat?
- What is medical entomology focused on?
- What does forensic entomology study? 🔒