Exercise 10: Subphylum Hexapoda

Question 1

Largest group of animals?

Answer 1

Insects

Question 2

Subphylum of Insects?

Answer 2

Subphylum Hexapoda

Question 3

The mouthparts of grasshopper are specialized for _______?

Answer 3

chewing

Question 4

In grasshoppers,

The ________ cuts off and grinds the food; the _______ and _______ push food into the mouth.

Answer 4

mandible

maxilla, labrum

Question 5

The mouthparts of butterflies and moths are specialized for _______.

Most of the tube is made from the _________.

Answer 5

siphoning

maxillae

Question 6

The mouthparts of mosquitos, cicadas, aphids, lice and etc. are specialized for __________ and _________.

Answer 6

piercing, sucking

Question 7

The mouthparts of nonbiting flies (houseflies) are specialized for _________.

Answer 7

sponging

Question 8

Insect leg types?

Answer 8

PAPP

• Pollen Brushes
• Antenna Cleaner
• Pollen Comb
• Pollen Basket

Question 9

This insect leg type is stiff haired, on most proximal tarsal segment of fore and middle legs.

Answer 9

Pollen Brushes

Question 10

This insect leg type is at the junction of tarsus and tibia of foreleg.

Answer 10

Antenna Cleaner

Question 10

This leg type is rows of stiff hairs in inner surface of tarsal segment of hind legs.

Answer 10

Pollen Comb

Question 11

This leg type is on outer of tibia and hind legs.

Answer 11

Pollen Basket

Question 12

Antenna Types of Insects

(Gi list ko lang yung mga antenna ng insects natin kasi wala sa book)

Answer 12

• Filiform Antennae (sa cockroach)
• Clubbed Antennae (sa butterfly)

Question 13

Wing types ng insects di ako sure if kasali

Question 14

Classification of Phylum Hexapoda

Answer 14

CSMT

• Compound Eyes
• Single Pair of Antenna
• Mandibles for feeding
• Two pairs of wings