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Digestive system Flashcards

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System for maintenance of life

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Digestive, Excretory, Circulatory, Respiratory system.

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Systems for movement

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Nervous and Muscular, Sensory organs

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3
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System for perpetuation

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Reproductive

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4
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System for support and protection

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Integumentary

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5
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System for Regulation of life processes

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endocrine system

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6
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Regions of the alimentary canal

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Foregut - stomodaeum
Midgut - Mesenteron
Hindgut - proctodaeum

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7
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Region of alimentary canal that is lined with spines or intima, hair or teeth

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Foregut

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8
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muscle for fodd ingestion

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pharynx

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9
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narrow tube leading to crop

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esophagus

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10
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dilated
for food ingestion

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crop

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11
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to grind particles of food

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proventriculus

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12
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regulates passage of food from foregut to midgut

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cardiac sphincter

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13
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parts of the foregut

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pharynx
esophagus
crop
proventriculus
cardiac sphincter

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14
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parts of the midgut

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gastric caeca
ventriculus
pyloric sphincter

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15
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boundary of foregut and midgut

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gastric caeca

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16
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primary site for enzymatic digestion
lined with peritrophic membrane

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ventriculus

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17
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a semipermeable membrane lining the midgut
have microvilli and made up of goblet cells

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peritrophic membrane

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18
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increases the surface area for nutrient absorption

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microvilli

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19
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boundary between the midgut and the hindgut

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pyloric sphincter

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20
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peritrophic membrane is made up of

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protein, chitin and mucopolysaccharide

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21
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are secretory and absorptive

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midgut cells / goblet cells

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22
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cells involved in the production of ezymes and secretions

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regenerative goblet cells

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23
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help pump out k from hemolymph

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degenerative goblet cells

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24
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absorption takes place in the

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midgut

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25
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diffusion form higher to lower concentration

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passive absorption

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26
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energy is needed for the transport of nutrient from the lumen to the parts of the body

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active absorption

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27
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midgut cells instead of lining the surface are ______

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invaginated

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28
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subdivision in of the midgut where water absorption takes place

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anterior midgut

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29
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subdivision of the midgut where concentration of food stuff takes place (acidic)

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middle midgut

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30
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subdivision of the midgut where nutrient absorption takes place (alkaline digestion)

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posterior midgut

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31
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demarkation between midgut and hindgut

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pyloric sphincter

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32
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processes used by insects to obtain food

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secure the food
gain access to or select the ingestible parts
transfer them into storage or processing part of the gut

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33
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structure involved in obtaining food

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mouth parts
salivary system
food pumps
skeletal and muscular components

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34
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tube like proboscis for nectar feeding

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siphoning

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35
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mouthparts for housefly

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sponging type

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36
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mouthparts of bees

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lapping

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37
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caddisflies

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silknets

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38
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mosquitoes

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cuticular filters

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39
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series of hydrolytic reactions that convert complex substances to simpler ones

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digestion

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40
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proteins to aa

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proteinase

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41
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carbs to sugars

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carbohydrases

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42
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fats to glycerols

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lipase

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43
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proteins that can catalyze reactions

44
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enzymes are produced in

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salivary glands, gastric caeca and midgut cells

45
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blood feeding species have

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proteolytic enzymes

46
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wood boring species have

47
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clear watery neutral fluid that is basically composed of AMYLASE AND INVERTASE (SUCRASE)

48
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functions of saliva

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moistening of food and mouthparts
sugar dissolving

49
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depends in the food source

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feeding habits

50
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list of physiological adaptations

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-feeding habits
-presence of microorganism in the gut
-cultivation of fungal gardens
-filter chamber
-stylet sheath or hardened saliva
-food storage
-extra intestinal digestion
-digestion of unusual food
-hematophagous insects

51
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Present in cerambycid and tipulid for wood vegetable and bacteria

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bacterial fermentation chamber

52
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species that cultivates fungal gardens

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ants, beetles, wood wasps and termites

53
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uses insect feces and dead bodies for fungal gardens

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primitive ant genera

54
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use plant, leaf adn lfowers ofr fungal gardens

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intermediate genera

55
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uses fresh leaves and flower for fungal gardens

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complex genera

56
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fungus in the gardens produce _________ that consist of sterile hyphae with swollen terminal cells

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bromatia (staphylae)

57
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where does the virgin q ant held the pellet

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infrabuccal pouch

58
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aims to remove the fluid in the food as not to dilute the hemolymph and thus easily concentrate food for digestion

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filter chamber

59
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internal stores in the fat bodies

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food storage

60
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digests mucopolysaccharide in the connective tissue

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hyaluronidase

61
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insects that practice extra intestinal digestion

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carnivorous heteropterans
plant sucking homopterans
silkworm
blowflies

62
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saliva have pectinase and galacturonidase

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plant sucking homopterans

63
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enzyme that can digest middle lamella of plant cell wall

64
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enzyme in the midgut of silkworm that attack the silk

65
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blood suckers have ________ that is identified as __________

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anticoagulants, plasminogen activator

66
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processing of materials from the environment by organism, also refers to the type and quality of food.

67
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refers to the information on chemical composition of the different components of the food

68
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Types of insect food

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food containing substances
food containing important chemical components

69
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necessary to fullfil the nutritional requirements of insects

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food containing substances

70
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type of food to induce or attract feeding

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food containing important chemical components

71
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secondary plants substances

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non-nutritional

72
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necessary substances that the insect does not have the capacity to synthesize

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nutritional (essential)

73
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nutrients that can be manufactured by insects

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nutrintional (non-essential)

74
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3 basic rules of insect nutrition

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rules of sameness
principle of nutrient proportionality
principle of cooperating supplements

75
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refers to the suitable balance of different nutrients needed for normal development

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principle of nutrient proportionality

76
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refers to the substitute sources of nutrients

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principle of cooperating supplements

77
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general nutrient requirements of insects

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proteins
carbohydrates
fats
vitamins
phospholipids
minerals
nucleic acid
sterols

78
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needed for cell and enzyme production

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proteins (amino acids)

79
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needed to build tissues and enzymes

80
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excessive amount of protein in drosophila produce

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melanotic tumors

81
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deficiency affects growth development and reproduction

82
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results of low protein in apis mellifera

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brittle integument and general paralysis

83
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effect of low protein in european corn borer

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delayed molting or supernumerary molts

84
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effect of low protein in drosophila

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prevention of yolk synthesis

85
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main energy source

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carbhydrates

86
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monomers of carbs

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glucose and fructose

87
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dimers of carbs

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sucrose and trehalose

88
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tri, tetra and penta mers of carbs

89
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polymers of carb

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starch
glycogen
cellulose

90
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needed for hormone production

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fats and oils

91
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building blocks for hormoneproduction

92
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essential in metabolism, as constituents of enzyme system

93
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vitamins that acts as cofactors for enzymatic reactions

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water soluble b vitamins (1,6,12)

94
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b vitamins involved in carbohydrate metabolism

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thiamine and riboflavin

95
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b vitamins that acts as coenzyme in tryptophan metabolism

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pyridoxine

96
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vitamins responsible for the reproduction of predators and parasitoids

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vitamin a and e

97
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vitamin that accelerate growth for males

98
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essential components in the synthesis of lipids inositol and choline

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phospholipids

99
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minerals for insects

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na, k, mg, p04, cl

100
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especial requirement for dipterans

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nucleic acids

101
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fulfills the sterols req of insects
important for cytoplasmic membrane
starting material for synthesis of ECDYSONE

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cholesterols

102
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food is used for

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energy production
growth and development
reproduction

103
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applied aspect of insect nutrition

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insect control and mass production of insects

104
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insects feeding on plants

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phytophagous

105
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insects feeding on other animals

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zoophagous

106
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insect feeding on non-living organic matter

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saprophagous

107
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insects feeding on cross categories

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omnivorous

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