CH1-16 Review Flashcards
There are ?? names insects and 1.9 million total species.
Insects compromise -% of all described?
1 million
50-60%.
Living
Centipedes are ?
They ??
Predators
Capture prey
Millipedes are ??
They feed on ?
Herbivores/ scavengers
Plants
What is a geniculate antennae?
??
Both ? And ? Have them. Insects who have social life’s.
Elbow antennae
Ants bees
What is the proventriculous?
Grinds and processes food after it enters the foregut of insects.
What are the characteristics of the phylum onychophora?
Bilateral symmetry, trachea, exoskeleton, open circulator system
THEY DONT HAVE CEPHALOTHORAX
Book lung, what is it??
Respiratory organ of spiders has pages on it.
What is epidermis?
The component of exoskeleton which produces all other components of the exoskeleton.
What are the functions of the insect hemolymph?
Blood, does not carry oxygen and insects don’t rely on the hemolymph
What are the Malpighian tubes in humans?
Kidneys
Most No neuropterna insects are voracious herbivores, causing significant damage to crops. Is this true or false
False, all predators are larvate or adult
Where is the tymphanal organ found?
It is found on the first segment
How is the sound production of Katydids done?
This is the family tettigonidae straight elation straight elation stridulation, rubbing the edge of the right forewing on the underneath side of the left forewing.
What bacteria causes the epidemic type his fever? And what insect transmits the fever
The rickettsia bacteria, body louse .
What is the coloration of jewel Beatles? And what is their scientific name?
What is something they don’t do?
They are shiny metallic, some can detect heat from a distance, larvate Feed on dying or dead wood by boring tunnels inside.
Buprestidae
They do not produce hydroquinone and hydrogen Prock side for defense
