| A | B |
| sensilla | Found on thorax, used to detect sensations |
| three | the number of body regions |
| antennae | A body part used in the sense of taste |
| spiracle | Tube-like opening which allows insect to breathe |
| chitin | An armor-like material which forms the exoskeleton |
| head, thorax, abdomen | the three body regions of an insect |
| head | most anterior of the 3 body regions |
| thorax | the middle body region |
| abdomen | most posterior of the 3 body regions |
| arthropod | the "animal group" to which insects belong |
| six | the number of legs found on insects |
| invertebrate | vocabulary word which describes animals which "lack a backbone" |
| wings | body part which allows insects to fly |