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Ant Anatomy: God's Design

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Ant Anatomy: God's Design

Explore how an ant’s body helps it sense its surroundings, move and survive. Use the fact file and the numbered body-part clues to answer the questions. Write in your own words where asked.

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An ant’s body has three main sections: the head, thorax and abdomen. Two antennae on the head help an ant sense touch and chemical smells. The thorax is where all six legs attach. Ants have a hard outer covering called an exoskeleton. It supports and protects the body. Many ants live in colonies and work together to find food, care for young and maintain their nest.

1.Use each word once to identify the body part described by each clue: head, thorax, abdomen, antennae, legs. 1. The front body section. 2. The middle body section. 3. The rear body section. 4. Two feelers on the head. 5. Six appendages that attach to the middle body section.
2.How many legs does an adult ant have?
  • Four
  • Six
  • Eight
3.Match each ant body part to its job.
  • Antennae
  • Thorax
  • Exoskeleton
  • Section where the six legs attach
  • Hard outer covering that supports and protects
  • Help sense touch and chemical smells
4.Which body part helps an ant sense touch and chemical smells?
5.All six of an ant’s legs attach to its abdomen. Write true or false, then correct the sentence if it is false.
TrueFalse
6.An ant’s hard outer covering is called an . It helps and the ant’s body.
7.An ant is walking over rough ground and exploring a food trail. Name one body part that could help it sense its surroundings, and explain how.
8.Give one example from the fact file of work ants do together in a colony.
9.Choose one ant body feature from this worksheet. Explain how its structure helps the ant live or work. You may also add a sentence about how learning about this feature connects with the idea of creation or design.

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  • Ant Anatomy: God's Design, page 1 of 2: Read the fact file

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  • Ant Anatomy: God's Design, page 2 of 2: 6. An ant’s hard outer covering is called an . It helps and

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