Biology Of Insects

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Insect development

Question 2

Two phases of insect development

Answer 2

Embryonic development

Post-embryonic development

Question 3

Development and growth of the insect embryo inside the egg

Answer 3

Embryonic development

Question 4

Insect development and growth after the egg has hatched

Answer 4

Post-embryonic development

Question 5

4 developmental stages of insects

Answer 5

Egg
Immature
Pupa
Adult or IMAGO

Question 6

First stage prior to hatching, embryonic processes are going on

Answer 6

Egg stage

Question 7

Feeding stage, right after egg hatches

Answer 7

Immature or young stage

Question 8

Immature stage for ametabolous insects

Answer 8

Young

Question 9

Immature stage for hemimetabolous insects

Answer 9

Naiad

Question 10

Immature stage for paurometabolous insects

Answer 10

Nymph

Question 11

Immature stage for holometabolous insects

Answer 11

larva

Question 12

Intervening stage between larva and adult, only kn holometabolous insects

Answer 12

Pupa

Question 13

Mature and reproductivr stage of all insects

Answer 13

Adult or Imago

Question 14

Duration of insect development

Answer 14

1-2 weeks, or about a month

Question 15

Adult life span in general

Answer 15

A month

Question 16

Duration of time from egg-laying to hatcjing

Answer 16

Incubation period

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Instar/s

Question 18

In general how many instars do insects have

Answer 18

4-6

Question 19

Duration of time between molts, in number of days

Answer 19

Stadium/stadia

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Total developmental period

Question 21

Lifespan of adult

Answer 21

Adult longevity

Question 22

Number of eggs/live youngs laid by females

Answer 22

Fecundity

Question 23

Eggs laid

Answer 23

Oviposited

Question 24

Live youngs laid

Answer 24

Larviposited

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Molting

Question 26

Two phases of molting

Answer 26

Apolysis, ecdysis

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Apolysis

Question 28

The actual removal of the old cuticle or skin

Answer 28

Ecdysis

Question 29

Old cuticle or skin

Answer 29

Exuviae

Question 30

Molting only happens during what stage

Answer 30

Immature stage

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Mayfly

Question 32

Means "change in form"

Answer 32

Metamorphosis

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Ametabolous/ametabola

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Ametabola

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Paurometabola

Question 36

Metamorphosis of Blattodea

Answer 36

Paurometabola

Question 37

Metamorphosis of Phthiraptera

Answer 37

Paurometabola

Question 38

Metamorphosis of termites

Answer 38

Paurometabola

Question 39

Metamorphosis of Hemiptera

Answer 39

Paurometabola

Question 40

Metamorphosis of orthoptera

Answer 40

Paurometabola

Question 41

Metamorphosis of dermaptera

Answer 41

Paurometabola

Question 42

Metamorphosis of plecoptera

Answer 42

Paurometabola

Question 43

Destructive stages of paurometabolous pests

Answer 43

Nymph and adults

Question 44

Incomplete metamorphosis | Egg, naiad, adult

Answer 44

Hemimetabola

Question 45

2 insect unders under hemimetabola

Answer 45

Odonata, ephemeroptera

Question 46

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

Answer 46

Egg and naiad; adult

Question 47

Predatory stages of hemimetabolous insects

Answer 47

Naiad and adult

Question 48

Most insects in paurometabola are _ (habitat), | Only few are _ (habitat

Answer 48

Terrestrial; aquatic

Question 49

Complete metamorphosis | Egg-larva-pupa-adult

Answer 49

Holometabola

Question 50

Metamorphosis of coleoptera

Answer 50

Holometabola

Question 51

Metamorphosis of lepidoptera

Answer 51

Holometabola

Question 52

Metamorphosis of diptera

Answer 52

Holometabola

Question 53

Metamorphosis of hymenoptera

Answer 53

Holometabola

Question 54

Metamorphosis of siphonaptera

Answer 54

Holometabola

Question 55

Metamorphosis of lacewings

Answer 55

Holometabola

Question 56

Metamorphosis of neuroptera

Answer 56

Holometabola

Question 57

Metamorphosis of trichoptera

Answer 57

Holometabola

Question 58

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

Answer 58

Simple; complete

Question 59

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

Answer 59

Incomplete; complete

Question 60

Special type of metamorphosis, two larval forms | Egg, larva 1, larva 2, pupa, adult

Answer 60

Hypermetamorphosis

Question 61

2 insects with hypermetamorphosis | coleoptera, strepsiptera

Answer 61

Blister beetle, twisted-winged parasites (strepsipterans)

Question 62

2 types of reproduction

Answer 62

Sexual (bisexual) reproduction | Parthenogenesis

Question 63

2 types of reproduction

Answer 63

Sexual (bisexual) reproduction | Parthenogenesis

Question 64

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

Answer 64

Sexual (bisexual) reproduction

Question 65

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

Answer 65

Parthenogenesis

Question 66

Example of insect with parthenogenesis and its order

Answer 66

Aphids (hemiptera)

Question 67

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

Answer 67

Parthenogenetic Parthenogenetic; sexually reproduce

Question 68

Some insects that also exhibit parthenogenesis

Answer 68

Wasps, and other hemipterans

Question 69

2 special types of reproduction

Answer 69

Paedogenesis Polyembryony

Question 70

Reproduction by the larva/immature stage

Answer 70

Paedogenesis

Question 71

Example of insect with paedogenesis

Answer 71

Micromalthus larva (coleoptera)

Question 72

Producton of many embryos from only one fertilized egg

Answer 72

Polyembryony

Question 73

Example of insect with polyembryony, include order and family

Answer 73

Braconid wasp, hymenoptera, braconidae

Question 74

Production and laying of eggs

Answer 74

Oviparity/oviparous

Question 75

Production and laying of live youngs or offsprings

Answer 75

Viviparity/viviparous

Question 76

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

Answer 76

Ovoviviparity

Question 77

Egg case of cockroach eggs

Answer 77

Ootheca

Question 78

means "across molting"

Answer 78

Transtadial

Question 79

The molting hormone

Answer 79

Ecdysone

Question 80

Hormone for the retention of the immature characteristics & stage

Answer 80

Juvenile hormone