Hexapods Flashcards

1
Q

What sub phylum do springtails belong too?

A

Hexapoda

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2
Q

What kind of legs do insects have?

A

Uniramous

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3
Q

What does insect mean

A

In sections

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4
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What appendages do insects have on their head?

A

One pair antennae

Three pairs mouthparts

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5
Q

Which segments bear wings in adult insects?

A

The second and third thoracic segments

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6
Q

What life cycle do dragonflies and grass hoppers have

A

Incomplete metamorphosis

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7
Q

What animals have complete metamorphosis

A

Diptera, colepotera, lepdioptera, hymenoptera

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8
Q

What are the air tubes called insects use for respiration?

A

Trachea

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9
Q

Compared to crustacea do insects have fast or slow heart rates

A

Slow - rely on blood flow to deliver oxygen to tissues

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10
Q

Name four british insects

A

Apris
Gryllus
Aeshna
Coccinella

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11
Q

What two types of eye do adult insects have on their heads?

A

Compound eyes

Ocelli

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12
Q

Whats special about male moths

A

They have feathery atennae to detect female pheromone

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13
Q

What order is a dragonfly (Aeshna)

A

Odonata

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14
Q

What order is a daddy long legs ?

A

Diptera

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15
Q

What order does the japanese hornet belong to

A

Hymenoptera

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16
Q

What order of insects are there?

A
Odonata - dragonflies
Orthoptera- grasshopper
Diptera- flies
Hymenoptera- ants bees wasps
Lepidoptera- butterly n months
Coleoptera - beetles