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Chapter 15-16 Flashcards

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An organism that is permanently attached to the ground is…

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Sessile

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What is the study of the animal kingdom called?

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Zoology

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Organisms with systems of tough plates protecting them have a/an

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Exoskeleton

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The upper surface or “backbone” side of an animal is the

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Dorsal

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The underneath side or lower surface is the

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Ventral

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The term lateral refers to an organism’s

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Side

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The caudal region of an organism would be its

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Tail

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An organism whose midline divides the organism into two equal lateral segments is said to have

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Bilateral symmetry

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Animals without backbones are called

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Invertebrates

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9
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The ability to regrow damaged or missing parts is called

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Regeneration

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10
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The only Phylum to have spearlike nematocysts is

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Cnidaria

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11
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Platy- means

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Broad flat

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12
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The type of symmetry illustrated by the earthworm is

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Bilateral???

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13
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A muscular throat cavity is a

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Pharynx

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14
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Three cells layers and a single opening to the digestive system are characteristic of what phylum

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Platyhelmintes

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15
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What are the differences between free-living and parasitic flatworms?

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Hooks and suckers, compared to teguments?????

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16
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An organism that possesses both male and female reproductive organs is

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Hermaphroditic

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17
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What is the tegument?

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Protective body covering

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18
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The anterior end of the tapeworm is called the

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Scolex

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19
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What factors contribute to the spread of hookworm?

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Bare feet, warm soil poor sewage management

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20
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Name harmful parasitic roundworms.

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Hook worm

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21
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Which parasitic worm forms larval cysts in the human muscle tissue?

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Trichina

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22
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The body sections of the tapeworm are called

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Proglottids

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23
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The body type of the nematoda is

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Round cylindrical

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24
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The arms of a starfish are called

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Rays

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25
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What does the prefix arthro- refer to?

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Joint

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26
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What makes up the external skeleton of the arthropods?

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Chitin

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27
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Why can’t s flying insect grow to the size of a chicken?

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Weight of the exoskeleton hold back flight from size of chicken

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28
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What kind of circulatory system does a crayfish have?

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Open

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29
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What protects the cephalothorax of the crayfish?

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Carapace

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30
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What are the excretory organs of the crayfish that remove wastes from the blood called?

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Green glands

31
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How is oxygen carried to the tissues of the crayfish?

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Blood

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What is the sac that helps the crayfish keep its balance called?

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Statocyst

33
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Organs used by spiders for respiration are what?

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Book lungs

34
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How do members of the class Insecta exchange gases?

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Trachea

35
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Where are the wastes of a grasshopper collected?

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Malphigian tubules

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What is the external opening of a tracheae on the thorax or abdomen of an insect called?

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Spiracle

37
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How do you tell a female grasshopper from a male?

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Ovipositor

38
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What controls social behavior in insects such as bees?

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Instinct

39
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A moth that looks like a wasp would be protected by what means?

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Appearance

40
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How does a grasshopper detect sound?

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Tympanum

41
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What does the prefix meta- refer to?

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Involving change

42
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What does the suffix -morph refer to?

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Shape

43
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What are the stages of complete metamorphosis?

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Egg, larva, pupa, adult

44
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The developmental process of insects through egg, nymph, and adult is known as what?

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Incomplete metamorphosis

45
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What controls the process of complete metamorphosis?

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Hormones

46
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What is the larva of a mosquito called?

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Wiggler

47
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Male bees are called

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Drones

48
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What does the suffix -ptera refer to?

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Wing

49
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What organisms form the largest part of the beehive population?

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worker bees, females

50
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What is the strong silk case that moth larvas spin called?

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Cocoon

51
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Purchasing praying mantis eggs to be placed in a garden is an example of which method of insect control?

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Biological control

52
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Order Coleoptera contains the

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Beetle

53
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Which Class does the shrimp belong to?

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Malacostraca

54
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Which Class does the grasshopper belong to?

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Insecta

55
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Which Class does the barnacle belong to?

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Malacostraca

56
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Which Class does the centipede belong to?

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Chilopoda

57
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Which Class does the ant belong to?

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Insecta

58
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Which Class does the millipede belong to?

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Diplopoda

59
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Which Class does the pill bug belong to?

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Malacostraca

60
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Which Class does the black widow belong to?

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Arachnida

61
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Which Class does the crayfish belong to?

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Malacostraca

62
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Which Class does the scorpion belong to?

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Arachnida

63
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Which Class does the bee belong to?

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Insecta

64
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Which Class does the caterpillar belong to?

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Insecta

65
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What Order does the wasp belong to?

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Hymenoptera

66
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What Order does the bee belong to?

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Hymenoptera

67
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What Order does the praying mantis belong to?

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Orthoptera

68
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What Order does the butterfly belong to?

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Lepidoptera

69
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What Order does the moth belong to?

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Lepidoptera

70
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What Order does the mosquito belong to?

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Diptera

71
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What Order does the beetle belong to?

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Coleoptera

72
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What Order does the fly belong to?

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Diptera

73
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Are crayfish are capable of regenerating lost parts?

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Yes

74
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Is DDT an insecticide that does not break down easily and thus can accumulate in the environment?

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Yes

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