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Biology Of Insects Flashcards

1
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The growth and transformation of the insect from egg stage, immature and adult stages

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Insect development

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2
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Two phases of insect development

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Embryonic development

Post-embryonic development

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3
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Development and growth of the insect embryo inside the egg

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Embryonic development

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4
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Insect development and growth after the egg has hatched

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Post-embryonic development

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5
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4 developmental stages of insects

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Egg
Immature
Pupa
Adult or IMAGO

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6
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First stage prior to hatching, embryonic processes are going on

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Egg stage

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7
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Feeding stage, right after egg hatches

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Immature or young stage

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8
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Immature stage for ametabolous insects

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Young

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9
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Immature stage for hemimetabolous insects

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Naiad

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10
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Immature stage for paurometabolous insects

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Nymph

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11
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Immature stage for holometabolous insects

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larva

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12
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Intervening stage between larva and adult, only kn holometabolous insects

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Pupa

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13
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Mature and reproductivr stage of all insects

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Adult or Imago

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14
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Duration of insect development

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1-2 weeks, or about a month

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15
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Adult life span in general

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A month

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16
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Duration of time from egg-laying to hatcjing

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Incubation period

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17
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Actual appearance or stage (or substage) of the insect after hatching

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Instar/s

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18
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In general how many instars do insects have

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4-6

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19
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Duration of time between molts, in number of days

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Stadium/stadia

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20
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Sum of durations of all the stages from egg to adult stage

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Total developmental period

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21
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Lifespan of adult

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Adult longevity

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22
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Number of eggs/live youngs laid by females

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Fecundity

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23
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Eggs laid

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Oviposited

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24
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Live youngs laid

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Larviposited

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25
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Shedding off of the old cuticle or skin, to increase in size during the immature stage

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Molting

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26
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Two phases of molting

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Apolysis, ecdysis

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27
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Separation of old cuticle from the epidermis folloqed by the synthesis of a new cuticle or skin

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Apolysis

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28
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The actual removal of the old cuticle or skin

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Ecdysis

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29
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Old cuticle or skin

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Exuviae

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30
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Molting only happens during what stage

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Immature stage

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31
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Exceptions of molting in immature stage, happens during subimago, when molting happens once more before becoming adult

what insect

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Mayfly

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32
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Means “change in form”

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Metamorphosis

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33
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No metamorphosis
Egg, young, adult
No significant changes between youngs and adilts except size, youngs molt many times

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Ametabolous/ametabola

34
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Metamorphosis of Silverfish (thysanura), protura, diplura, collembola

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Ametabola

35
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Gradual metamorphosis
Egg, nymph, adult
Most are terrestrial
Nymph is similar to adult in appearance except wings arent fully developed

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Paurometabola

36
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Metamorphosis of Blattodea

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Paurometabola

37
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Metamorphosis of Phthiraptera

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Paurometabola

38
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Metamorphosis of termites

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Paurometabola

39
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Metamorphosis of Hemiptera

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Paurometabola

40
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Metamorphosis of orthoptera

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Paurometabola

41
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Metamorphosis of dermaptera

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Paurometabola

42
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Metamorphosis of plecoptera

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Paurometabola

43
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Destructive stages of paurometabolous pests

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Nymph and adults

44
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Incomplete metamorphosis

Egg, naiad, adult

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Hemimetabola

45
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2 insect unders under hemimetabola

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Odonata, ephemeroptera

46
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In hemimetabola, the _ and _ stages are aquatic, while _ is terrestrial/aerial

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Egg and naiad; adult

47
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Predatory stages of hemimetabolous insects

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Naiad and adult

48
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Most insects in paurometabola are _ (habitat),

Only few are _ (habitat

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Terrestrial; aquatic

49
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Complete metamorphosis

Egg-larva-pupa-adult

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Holometabola

50
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Metamorphosis of coleoptera

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Holometabola

51
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Metamorphosis of lepidoptera

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Holometabola

52
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Metamorphosis of diptera

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Holometabola

53
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Metamorphosis of hymenoptera

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Holometabola

54
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Metamorphosis of siphonaptera

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Holometabola

55
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Metamorphosis of lacewings

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Holometabola

56
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Metamorphosis of neuroptera

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Holometabola

57
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Metamorphosis of trichoptera

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Holometabola

58
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Metamorphosis can be classified into 2
1st one is a, hemi, pauro _
2nd one holo _

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Simple; complete

59
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Another way to classify metamorphosis into 2:
1st one is hemi and pauro _
2nd one is holo _

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Incomplete; complete

60
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Special type of metamorphosis, two larval forms

Egg, larva 1, larva 2, pupa, adult

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Hypermetamorphosis

61
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2 insects with hypermetamorphosis

coleoptera, strepsiptera

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Blister beetle, twisted-winged parasites (strepsipterans)

62
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2 types of reproduction

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Sexual (bisexual) reproduction

Parthenogenesis

63
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2 types of reproduction

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Sexual (bisexual) reproduction

Parthenogenesis

64
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Type of reproduction where male and female adults mate, and female will lay eggs/live youngs, most common

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Sexual (bisexual) reproduction

65
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Type of reproduction also called as virgin reproduction, do not need male parent

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Parthenogenesis

66
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Example of insect with parthenogenesis and its order

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Aphids (hemiptera)

67
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In the tropics, aphids are _

In temperate countries, aphids are _ in summer
But they _ in fall

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Parthenogenetic

Parthenogenetic; sexually reproduce

68
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Some insects that also exhibit parthenogenesis

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Wasps, and other hemipterans

69
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2 special types of reproduction

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Paedogenesis

Polyembryony

70
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Reproduction by the larva/immature stage

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Paedogenesis

71
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Example of insect with paedogenesis

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Micromalthus larva (coleoptera)

72
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Producton of many embryos from only one fertilized egg

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Polyembryony

73
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Example of insect with polyembryony, include order and family

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Braconid wasp, hymenoptera, braconidae

74
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Production and laying of eggs

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Oviparity/oviparous

75
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Production and laying of live youngs or offsprings

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Viviparity/viviparous

76
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Produce eggs which hatch inside the female parent, then laid as live youngs

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Ovoviviparity

77
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Egg case of cockroach eggs

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Ootheca

78
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means “across molting”

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Transtadial

79
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The molting hormone

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Ecdysone

80
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Hormone for the retention of the immature characteristics & stage

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Juvenile hormone

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