Question

Match the following.

$\begin{array}{cccc}& \text{Column I}& & \text{Column II}\\ \text{A.}& \text{Bees}& 1.& \text{Scraping}\\ \text{B.}& \text{Butterflies}& 2.& \text{Sucking}\\ \text{C.}& \text{Ants}& 3.& \text{Siphoning}\end{array}$

• A.
  A- 2, B- 1, C- 3
• B.
  A- 1, B- 2, C- 3
• C.
  A- 2, B- 3, C- 1
• D.
  A- 1, B- 3, C- 2

Answer 1

The correct option is C

A- 2, B- 3, C- 1
There are different modes of ingestion in insects:

• Scraping: Insects scrapes their food with jaws. For e.g. Ants
• Sucking: Insects pierce the food and suck its internal fluid. For e.g. Bees
• Siphoning: Insects suck the food from the source. For e.g. Butterflies.