Chapter 2 Vocabulary Flashcards
scientific name
the name of a plant or animal, consisting of the genus name and species name
classification
the process of arranging things into groups according to their similarities
vertebrates
animals with backbones
invertebrates
animals without backbones
arthropod
an invertebratep with paired, jointed appendages (legs and/or wings) and a segmented body.
exoskeleton
an external skeleton
chitin
a tough material that helps make up an arthropod’s external skeleton
antennae
a long, movable structure on the head of an invertebrate, used to feel, taste, smell, or hear.
spiracles
a tiny opening in an insects abdomen through which air enters the body.
metamorphosis
a change in form that occurs during the life of an insect; can be complete or incomplete.
complete metamorphosis
a type of metamorphosis in which an insect goes through the stages of an egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
incomplete metamophosis
a process in which an insect goes through the stages of egg, nymph, and adult.
molt
a process in which an insects sheds it’s external skeleton.
entomologists
a scientist who studies insects
nocturnal
describing an animal that is active at night.
