INsect body

Question 1

Trachea

Answer 1

a pipe that carries air between external enviroment and inside of body

Question 1

Spiricles

Answer 1

Tiny pores where gases enter and leave trachea in insects

Question 2

Cerci

Answer 2

Paired appendages near the end of insects abdomen that have sensory function (kind of like pincers on the bum)

Question 3

Forcipules

Answer 3

Modified pincer-like foreleg in centipedes, capable of injecting venom

Question 4

Stylet

Answer 4

Piercing sucking mouthpart (used to reach the xylem)

Question 5

Ovipositer

Answer 5

A tubular structure for laying eggs attached to the abdomen (female only)

Question 6

Elytra

Answer 6

cover and protect the fully functional membranous hindwings of beetles

Question 7

Hemelytra

Answer 7

Flight wings. The membranous hind wings are used in flight and are folded beneath the forewings when at rest.

Question 8

Membranous forewing

Answer 8

Thin transparent wings

Question 9

Halteres

Answer 9

Essential organism for flight located behind the wings

Question 10

3 parts to a bug:

Answer 10

head (mandibles), thorax, abdomen