Arthropods - T3 S1.5

Question 1

Arthropods are primarily ___.

Answer 1

insects

Question 2

animals with jointed legs and an exoskeleton

Answer 2

arthropods

Question 3

4 main sub-phyla of arthropods

Answer 3

crustaceans,
myripoda,
arachnids,
insects

Question 4

examples of crustaceans

Answer 4

lobsters, shrimp, crabs

Question 5

examples of myripoda

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centipedes, millipedes

Question 6

examples of arachnids

Answer 6

scorpions, spiders, ticks

Question 7

patriarch of the arthropods, a living fossil; obscurely segmented, 1 pair of legs each segment, antennae

Answer 7

onychophora

Question 8

generally classified on basis of metamorphosis and mouthpart morphology

Answer 8

insect

Question 9

egg, nymph, adult;
considered less advanced;
immatures and adults generally in same habitat

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incomplete metamorphosis

Question 10

examples of insects with incomplete metamorphosis

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mayflies, dragonflies, grasshoppers/crickets, lice, roaches, aphids/cicadas, true bugs, etc.

Question 11

egg, larva, pupa, adult;
considered more advanced;
immatures and adults often in different habitats

Answer 11

complete metamorphosis

Question 12

examples of insects with complete metamorphosis

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beetles, true flies, butterflies, fleas, bees/wasps, etc.

Question 13

examples of mouthpart morphology

Answer 13

chewing vs. piercing/sucking

Question 14

2 men who discovered arthropods as disease vectors

Answer 14

Theobald Smith,

F.L. Kilbourne (protozoan)

Question 15

2 types of vectors

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mechanical vector,

biological vector

Question 16

vector type:

vector carries the pathogen (usually) externally

Answer 16

mechanical vector

Question 17

vector type:

many different critters can transmit the same pathogen

Answer 17

mechanical vector

Question 18

example of a mechanical vector

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cholera (flies, cockroaches, etc.)

Question 19

example of a biological vector

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plague (oriental rat flea),

malaria (mosquitoes)

Question 20

vector type:

vector carries the pathogen internally

Answer 20

biological vector

Question 21

vector type:

pathogen is only carried by one or a few species of critter

Answer 21

biological vector

Question 22

number of orthoptera species

Answer 22

26,000

Question 23

(T/F) Orthoptera are economic pests and mechanical vectors.

Answer 23

true

Question 24

true bugs

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hemiptera

Question 25

number of hemiptera species

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50,000

Question 26

(T/F) Hemiptera are economically important vectors and animal pests.

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false (plant pests)

Question 27

beetles (many pests)

Answer 27

coleoptera

Question 28

metamorphosis of coleoptera

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complete

Question 29

mouthparts of coleoptera

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chewing

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meaning of coleoptera

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sheath wing

Question 31

number of coleoptera species

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400,000

Question 32

examples of coleoptera pests

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boll weevil, japanese beetle, potato beetle, flour beetle, granary weevil, etc.

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grasshoppers and cockroaches

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orthoptera

Question 34

metamorphosis of orthoptera

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incomplete

Question 35

mouthparts of orthoptera

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chewing

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meaning of orthoptera

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skin wing

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metamorphosis of hemiptera

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incomplete

Question 38

mouthparts of hemiptera

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piercing/sucking

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meaning of hemiptera

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partial wing

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social insects: bees, wasps, ants

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hymenoptera

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metamorphosis of hymenoptera

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complete

Question 42

mouthparts of hymenoptera

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chewing

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meaning of hymenoptera

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membrane wing

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number of hymenoptera species

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130,000

Question 45

How are hymenoptera economically important?

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as parasites and pollinators

Question 46

butterflies and moths

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lepidoptera

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metamorphosis of lepidoptera

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complete

Question 48

meaning of lepidoptera

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scale wing

Question 49

mouthparts of lepidoptera

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piercing/sucking (adults),

chewing (larvae)

Question 50

number of lepidoptera species

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170,000

Question 51

(T/F) Lepidoptera are minor economic pests.

Answer 51

false (major)

Question 52

examples of lepidoptera pests

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cotton bollworm, corn earworm, tomato fruitworm, bagworm, etc.

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true flies

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diptera

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metamorphosis of diptera

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complete

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mouthparts of diptera

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piercing/sucking

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meaning of diptera

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two wing

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number of described diptera species

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about 240,000

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(T/F) Diptera are important disease vectors.

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true

Question 59

examples of diptera vectors

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mosquitos, tsetse fly

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example of a disease from diptera, maggots in live flesh

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myiasis

Question 61

a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concern

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pest

Question 62

type of insect pest control:

modify the environment of some life-stage

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cultural

Question 63

example of cultural pest control

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drain the swamp

Question 64

type of insect pest control:

introduce a predator or pathogen

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biological

Question 65

example of biological pest control

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introduce parasitic wasps

Question 66

type of insect pest control:

introduce a toxin

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chemical

Question 67

example of chemical pest control

Answer 67

spray the crops

Question 68

How do you control a vector-borne disease?

Answer 68

break the disease cycle

Question 69

How do you break a vector-borne disease cycle?

Answer 69

kill/eliminate vector,

chemoprophylaxis (drugs to prevent disease)