Biology: Grasshopper

Question 1

what classifies something as an insect

Answer 1

6 legs

Question 2

arthropod

Answer 2

insect/jointed feet

Question 3

does a grasshopper have a open or closed circulatory system

Answer 3

open, no network of vessels

Question 4

describe its heart

Answer 4

tubular heart that pumps blood into the aorta

Question 5

sinuses in grasshopper:

Answer 5

large cavities where blood bathes cell

Question 6

describe inside of grasshopper

Answer 6

hollow with blood squirting everywhere

Question 7

why can’t a grasshopper carry oxygen

Answer 7

doesn’t have hemoglobin

Question 8

where are respiratory gasses carried

Answer 8

system of tracheal tubes or tracheae

Question 9

spiracles

Answer 9

small openings that open to the air to let into grasshopper

Question 10

how does carbon dioxide leave the body

Answer 10

carbon dioxide diffuses from body cells into body fluids into tracheal tubes out through the spiracles

Question 11

malpighian tubules

Answer 11

excretory organs of the grasshopper

reabsorb water and excrete solid waste

Question 12

describe the grasshoppers nervous system

Answer 12

central nervous system with peripheral nerves branching off

Question 13

exoskeleton or endo

Answer 13

exo

Question 14

what is the exoskeleton amde of

Answer 14

chitin

Question 15

how many legs and wings does it have

Answer 15

3 pairs of legs

2 pairs of wings