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Hemimetabolous Insects 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What 11 orders are hemimetabolous?

A

Hemiptera

Orthoptera

Psocoptera

Odonata

Blattodea

Ephemeroptera

Plecoptera

Mantodea

Dermaptera

Pthiraptera

Isoptera

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2
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What are immature Ephemeroptera called, and where are they found?

A

Naiads

aquatic environment

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3
Q

What mouthparts do immature and mature Ephemeroptera possess?

A

immature- chewing

mature- none, they don’t feed

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4
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Where do Ephemeroptera spend the majority of their lifecycle?

A

underwater

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5
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How long do adult Ephemeroptera live?

A

They are ephemeral, short-lived, ranging from 30 minutes to a day

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6
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Why are Ephemeroptera important?

A

as food and water quality indicators

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7
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What is unique about Ephemeroptera emergence?

A

the emerge as large crowds

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8
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What environment do immature Odonata live in?

A

aquatic

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9
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What mouthparts do immature and mature Odonata have?

A

chewing

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10
Q

What diet do dragonflies have?

A

carnivorous predator

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11
Q

What is unique about dragonfly wings and flight?

A

they are agile fliers

they cannot fold wings over the abdomen

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12
Q

What is the oldest insect?

A

dragonflies

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13
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What are claspers?

A

male genitalia at the tip of their abdomen

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14
Q

How do dragonflies mate? (3)

A

Male claspers grab head of females

Female curls her abdomen down

Male genitalia, found in the middle of the abdomen, injects sperm into the female oviduct

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15
Q

How do damselflies differ from dragonflies?

A

they are smaller and more delicate

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16
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What mouth parts do orthoptera have?

A

chewing

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17
Q

What diet do orthoptera have? (2)

A

most are phytophagous (herbivores)

some are omnivores

18
Q

What is unique about orthoptera?

A

they produce sounds

19
Q

How do grasshoppers lay eggs? (2)

A

they oviposit egg mass in the soil

egg overwinters and emerges during spring

20
Q

How many molts do grasshopper nymphs go through?

A

5-6 nymphs

21
Q

What kind of legs do grasshopper have? (5)

A

Saltatorial

Enlarged coxa

Small or infused trochanter

Large and rigid femur

SPiny tibia

22
Q

What is tympanum, what insect has it, and where is it found?

A

ear

crickets

legs

23
Q

How do cricket species differ?

A

some are wingless

24
Q

What is unique about crickets?

A

they sing and hear songs

25
Q

what are katydids?

A

leaf insects

26
Q

What chewing parts do Mantodea immature and mature have?

A

chewing mouthparts

27
Q

What is ootheca, and what orders have it?

A

cases with eggs deposited

Mantodea and Blattodea

28
Q

What kind of legs do Mantodea have?

A

raptorial legs

29
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how do male and female Mantodea differ?

A

males are smaller

30
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What mouthparts do Blattodea have, and what is their diet?

A

chewing

omnivorous

31
Q

Where are Blattodea found?

A

Found in more tropical than temperate

32
Q

What kind of wings do Blattodea have?

A

tegmina- feathery wings

33
Q

Why do cockroaches have odors?

A

fat tissues take on food odors

34
Q

What mouth parts do Isoptera have, and what do they feed on?

A

chewing mouthparts

feeds on cellulose

35
Q

Where are Isoptera found? (2)

A

mood tunnels

associated with soil and moisture

36
Q

Why are Isoptera important?

A

they aid in natural decomposition

37
Q

How do Isoptera breakdown wood?

A

rely on internal gut symbionts called flagellates to digest wood

38
Q

Are Isoptera social?

A

yes

39
Q

What mouthparts do Dermaptera have?

A

chewing mouthparts

40
Q

What are two distinct features of Dermaptera?

A

ear-shaped hindwings

dinstinctive cerci

41
Q

What is a common myth about Dermaptera?

A

they enter ear and feed on the brain

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