Predator Pros Multiple Choices

This worksheet focuses on dragonflies as skilled predators and explains what they eat and how they catch their food. Students learn that dragonflies are carnivores that feed on mosquitoes, flies, gnats, bees, and even other dragonflies. The text describes their sharp eyesight, strong transparent wings, and basket-shaped legs, which help them capture prey midair. It also highlights how nymphs hunt underwater using specialized jaws before becoming adults.

Working through this worksheet helps students understand predator-prey relationships and adaptations for hunting. They develop analytical reading skills by connecting behaviors to survival advantages. Vocabulary related to carnivores, prey, and hunting strategies is reinforced. These skills prepare students for more complex ecological and biological studies.

This worksheet is part of our dragonfly and dragonflies worksheet series.