ACE Order and Identification Set

Question 1

Describe Arthropoda.

Answer 1

Series of ringlike segments
Jointed appendages
Exoskeleton 
Bilateral symmetry
Dorsal heart
Ventral nerve cord

Question 2

State the nomenclature for taxonomic groups from largest to smallest.

Answer 2

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

Question 3

Describe Arachnida.

Answer 3

Spiders, scorpions, ticks, and mites
Two body parts: cephalothorax and abdomen
8 legs
Diet: Predator
No wings, no antennae
Metamorphosis: Gradual

Question 4

Describe a Hexapod.

Answer 4

Same as insect but no wings and enveloped mouth.

6 legs.

Question 5

Describe Blattodea.

Answer 5

Cockroaches. blatta latin for cockroach.
Metamorphosis: Gradual
Mouthparts: Chewing
Diet: Omnivorous - Protein
Most produce oothecae

Question 6

Describe Coleoptera.

Answer 6

Beetles. Means Sheathed Wings
Metamorphosis: Complete
Mouthparts: Chewing
Diet: Omnivorous 
Top level wings encased in hard shell.

Question 7

Describe Diptera.

Answer 7

Flies. Means 2 wings.
Metamorphosis: Complete
Mouthparts: lapping or piercing/sucking
Diet: Omnivorous
Has 2 halteres for balance in flight.

Question 8

Describe Collembola.

Answer 8

Springtails. Means Glue Bolt
Metamorphosis: None
Mouthparts: Chewing
Diet: decaying plant material, fungi, bacteria.

Question 9

Describe Dermaptera.

Answer 9

Earwigs. Means Skin Wing
Metamorphosis: Gradual
Mouthparts: Chewing
Diet: Mostly decaying plants
large cercei.

Question 10

Describe Hemiptera.

Answer 10

True Bugs. Means Half Winged
Metamorphosis: Gradual
Mouthparts: Piercing/Sucking
Diet: Plant feeder or predator
Two sub-orders: Heteroptera and Homoptera

Question 11

Describe Hymenoptera.

Answer 11

Ants, Bees, and Wasps. Means Membrane Wing
Metamorphosis: Complete
Mouthparts: Usually chewing
Diet: Varies, mostly omnivorous
Constriction between abdomen and thorax in most families. Many social species.

Question 12

Describe Isoptera.

Answer 12

Termites. Means Equal Winged
Metamorphosis: Gradual
Mouthparts: Chewing
Diet: Cellulose
Symbiotic relationship with intestinal protozoans allows digestion of cellulose.

Question 13

Describe Lepidoptera.

Answer 13

Moths and Butterflies. Means Scale Winged
Metamorphosis: Complete
Mouthparts: Siphoning
Scaly wings, often brightly colored. Stored product pests in this Order.

Question 14

Describe Siphonaptera.

Answer 14

Fleas. Means A Tube Wingless.
Metamorphosis: Complete
Mouthparts: Sucking
Parasitic and excellent jumper. requires furred animal for thriving.

Question 15

Describe Orthoptera.

Answer 15

Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids. Means Straight Winged
Metamorphosis: Gradual
Mouthparts: Chewing
Diet: Plant matter
Some species economically important, can produce sound.

Question 16

Setaceous antennae is

Answer 16

with tapering segments, like a seta or hair.

Question 17

Elbowed or Geniculate antennae is

Answer 17

with a long base and an elbow or bend in the middle.

Question 18

Pectinate antennae is

Answer 18

comb-like, with one extension projecting from each segment.

Question 19

Bipectinate antennae is

Answer 19

comb-like with two extensions projecting from each segment.

Question 20

Filiform antennae is

Answer 20

thread-like with long, cylindrical segments.

Question 21

Moniliform antennae is

Answer 21

bead-like, with round bead-like segments.

Question 22

Lamellate antennae is

Answer 22

plate-like, with outermost segments flat, forming a lopsided club.

Question 23

Plumose antennae is

Answer 23

feather-like, with segments bearing slender, feathery extensions.

Question 24

Serrate antennae is

Answer 24

like the teeth on a saw.

Question 25

Clavate antennae is

Answer 25

with the outermost segments forming a gradually expanding symmetrical club.

Question 26

Capitate antennae is

Answer 26

with the outermost segments abruptly enlarged into a round or oval club.

Question 27

Aristate antennae is

Answer 27

in flies, with a hair or bristle arising from the terminal basal segment.

Question 28

Name the 4 basic types of mouthparts.

Answer 28

Chewing
Piercing/sucking
Lapping/Sponging
Siphoning

Question 29

Name the 6 major vein types on insect wings.

Answer 29

Costal
Subcostal
Radial
Medial
Cubital
Anal