Q: Insects (from Latin insectum, a calque of Greek [entomon], "cut into sections") are a class of invertebrates within the arthropod phylum that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae. They are the most diverse group of animals on the planet, including more than a million described species and representing more than half of all known living organisms. The number of extant species is estimated at between six and ten million, and potentially represent over 90% of the differing animal life forms on Earth. Insects may be found in nearly all environments, although only a small number of species reside in the oceans, a habitat dominated by another arthropod group, crustaceans.

The life cycles of insects vary but most hatch from eggs. Insect growth is constrained by the inelastic exoskeleton and development involves a series of molts. The immature stages can differ from the adults in structure, habit and habitat, and can include a passive pupal stage in those groups that undergo 4-stage metamorphosis (see holometabolism). Insects that undergo 3-stage metamorphosis lack a pupal stage and adults develop through a series of nymphal stages. The higher level relationship of the Hexapoda is unclear. Fossilized insects of enormous size have been found from the Paleozoic Era, including giant dragonflies with wingspans of 55 to 70 cm (2228 in). The most diverse insect groups appear to have coevolved with flowering plants.

1. It varies but most hatch from eggs
2. by the inelastic exoskeleton
3. development involves a series of molts
4. Four
5. a class of invertebrates
6. Three
7. head, thorax and abdomen
8. Yes
9. more than a million
10. estimated at between six and ten million
11. represent over 90% of the differing animal life forms on Earth.
12. nearly all
13. Yes
14. Fossilized insects of enormous size
15. giant dragonflies
16. with wingspans of 55 to 70 cm
17. Yes
18. flowering plants.
19. series of nymphal stages
20. a pupal stage

Numbered questions:
1. What is the life cycle of insects?
2. How is it's growth constrained?
3. How else?
4. How many stages of metamorphosis are there?
5. What are insects?
6. How many body parts do they have?
7. What are they?
8. Are they diverse?
9. How many species?
10. How many extant species are there?
11. What does that represent?
12. What kind of environment can they be found?
13. Even in oceans?
14. What have they found in the Paleozoic Era?
15. What kind was found in this era?
16. How big?
17. Have they coevolved with anything?
18. What?
19. What is the metamorphosis stage of an adult?
20. What do they lack when the go through 3-stage metamorphosis?

Each year, prizes are presented to adults who make great achievements in art, writing, science, and economics. So why not give awards to kids?

Harry Leibowitz asked himself that question in 1996. As an answer, he and his wife, Kay, created the World of Children organization and began handing out awards to kids and adults whose work has helped kids all over the world. The awards the World of Children presents arenicknamed(......)the " Children's Nobel Prize".

"You know, children are so important," Leibowitz, a retired business manager, told me. " We should have prizes for children if we're going to have prizes for everything else."

Talia Leman, from Iowa, was awarded a Founder's Youth Award for Leadership this year. She is only 13 years old, but she has completed a lot. In 2005, she founded " RandomKid". Since then, it has raised more than$10 million to help kids in 48 states in the U.S. and in 19 other countries.

One place helped by RandomKid was a school built in Cambodia to enable 300 kids to go to school. The organization has also helped fix a school for 200 kids in Louisiana, and provided interactive play centers that serve more than 500 kids in hospitals in Iowa. In faraway places like Africa, RandomKid has provided money to buywater pumps .

Talia never thought that the organization she founded would be as successful as it has become. She said, " My first goal was to raise $1million. That seemed really high, but when you reach a goal, you always wind up reaching higher, and we actually raised $10 million."

I asked her what advice she would offer to other young people who want to help kids in need. " Well, I'd say the first thing would be to find an adult and tell them your idea," Talia said. " They're really the people who can help, and from there I think it can just really take off." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What organization did Talia Leman start?
2. When did she do that?
3. How old is she?
4. Is she an accomplished person?
5. Did she expect her creation to do so well?
6. What was the initial thing she wanted to accomplish?
7. What did they end up doing?
8. Are their efforts confined to domestic causes?
9. In how many foreign nations have they had campaigns?
10. What honor did she receive?
11. Who gives that out?
12. Who started that?
13. When?
14. Do the honors have an informal name?
15. Why was the group started?
16. Are all the recipients children?
17. What do the recipient have to do to be eligible?
18. What did the man who started the group do before this?
Answer:
1. "RandomKid"
2. 2005
3. 13
4. Yes
5. No
6. Raise $1,000,000
7. Raising more than $1,000,000
8. No
9. 19
10. Founder's Youth Award for Leadership
11. World of Children organization
12. Harry and Kay Leibowitz
13. 1996
14. Children's Nobel Prize
15. Should have prizes for children if we're going to have prizes for everything else.
16. No
17. Help kids.
18. business manager