Insect Ecology Flashcards

1
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Study of the relationships of insects with their environment

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Insect ecology

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2
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Feeding on only one food/host species

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Monophagous/monophagy

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3
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Feeding on many unrelated foods/hosts

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Polyphagous

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4
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Feeds on plants

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Phytophagous

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5
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Feeds on animals

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Zoophagous

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6
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Feeds on insects

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Entomophagous

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7
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Feeds on dead organic matter

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Scavenger/decomposer

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8
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Feeds on plant and animal matter

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Omnivorous

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9
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The act of killing and feeding on another organism

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Predation

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10
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Organisms being killed by predators

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Prey

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11
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The act of one organism obtaining nourishment or favor from another

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Parasitism

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12
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Parasites get nutrition from

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Hosts

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13
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Where is the idea of a ‘pest’ based from

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Human interedt

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14
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2 examples of scavengers

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Cockraoches, flies

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15
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2 examples of structursl insect pests

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Wood-feeding termites

Powderpost beetles

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16
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Structural insect pests feed on

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Wood and other cellulosic materials

17
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Predator or parasites who eat insect pests are (3)

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Beneficial insects, biological control agents, natural enemies

18
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Name of parasite that specificaly denotes an insect

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Parasitoid

19
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Egg-laying

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Oviposition

20
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Giving birth to live youngs

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Larviposition

21
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Is goerned by requirements and other needs of the insects, mostly where food abounds

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Nesting behavior

22
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2 types of mimicry (defense)

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Batesian, mullerian

23
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Type of mimicry whn a harmless insect copies a harmful species for protection

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Batesian mimicry

24
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Type of mimicry when a harmful insect copies another harmful species

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Mullerian mimicry

25
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Include gift-giving habit, sex pheromone, seasons, etc.

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Courtship & mating behavior

26
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Through use of sound, light, physical contact, etc.

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Communicaton

27
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Social behavior of social insects (in a colony: queen, king/drone, workers, soldiers)

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Caste system

28
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Feeding habits influence this through visual, chemical, and tactile cues

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Host selection

29
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Symbiotic relationship where both species are benefited
Eg. Ants get honeydew from aphids and other hemipteran-homopteran insects
And ants protect them from predators & parasitoids

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Mutualism

30
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Insects kill and feed on other insects as prey, predator is benefited, prey is adversely affected

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Predation

31
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One species gets nourishment from another insect, which will be negatively affected, but not killed

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Parasitism

32
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Two insect species negatively affected as they both want the same limited resource

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Competition

33
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One species is positively affected or benefited, the other is not affected at all

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Commensalism

34
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One is negatively affected while the other is not affected at all

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Amensalism