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Insects Flashcards

1
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Arthropoda

A

jointed appendages

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2
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insects came from

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annelid worm ancestor

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3
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Chelicerates

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Mandibles: spiders, mites, ticks

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4
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Crustaceans

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crabs, lobsters, crayfish

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5
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Mandibulates

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prominent chewing mandibles

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6
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Onychophora

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millipedes, centipedes

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7
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Millipedes

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2 pairs of legs per segment

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8
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Centipede

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1 pair of legs per segment

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9
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Chilopoda

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Centipedes

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10
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Diplopoda

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millipedes

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11
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crustacea

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lobster, crab, shrimp

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12
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cephalothorax

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head and abdomen fused (crab)
-5 pairs of legs at most

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13
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Arachnida

A

spider
cephalothorax
Chelicerae: poison glands

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14
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insecta

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head, thorax, abdomen

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15
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appendages

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jointed and specialized

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16
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exoskeleton

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chitin
increases mechanical advantage

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17
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Ordovicion Period

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When insects evolved

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18
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First to fly

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400 million years ago

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19
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Insect evolution

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related to plant evolution

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20
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Neonicotinoid

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nicotine-like insecticide
CCD- colony collapse disorder
-black guts

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21
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mobility

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efficient muscle leverage

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22
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small body size

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with physiological functions that maximize utilization of energy

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23
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Reproductive fecundity & short life cycle

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permits rapid adaptive changes

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24
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complex metamorphosis under hormonal

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control permits two distinct life styles
-no competition among ages

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25
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Protective coloration mimicry and defensive chemicals

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increase survival rates

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26
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cryptic coloration

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hard to see; camo

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27
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Ocelli

A

light sensor eyes

28
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elytra

A

wing cover

29
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ottind wing

30
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dragonfly anatomy

31
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grasshopper leg anatomy

A

femur, tibia, taurus, claw

32
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Bee abdomen & anatomy

A

cerci, ovipositor, clasper

33
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sphericals

34
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Insect blood

A

doesn’t transport oxygen, transports nutrients

35
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hexapod

36
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tagmata

A

latin name for segments

37
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aristate

A

fluffy antennae

38
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palp

A

legs to “signal” with

39
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Batesian

A

Looks Bad, color wise
ex: monarch and viceroy

40
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auditory mimic

41
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visual mimic

42
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behavioral mimicry

A

aggressive flight

43
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Mullerian

A

taste bad
ex: lady bugs, honey bees

44
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transformational

A

resemblance
ex: larvae resembles bird droppings

45
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Osmeteria

A

point on caterpillar
ex: swallowtail

46
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Wasmanian

A

Look and behaves
ex: beetles sneak into ant colony and feast

47
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Ephemerida

48
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Mayfly molts

A

1st- subamogle
2nd-amogle

49
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Odonata

A

dragonflies, damselflies
Incomplete metamorphosis: egg, nymph, adult
Bars & segments identify

50
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aquatic nymphs

51
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tandum mating

A

“stuck together”
ex: crane flies & dragonflies

52
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Isoptera

A

termites
males have wings

53
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Dictyoptera- Mantidae

A

Mantis
1pr of wings

54
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Dermoptera

55
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Orthoptera

A

grasshoppers field cricket cockroach
incomplete metamorphosis
instars^^^

56
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Hemiptera

A

true bugs
incomplete metamorphosis
mouthparts front of head

57
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Homoptera

A

hoppers
incomplete metamorphosis
sucking mouthparts

58
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neuroptera

A

lacewings
complete metamorphosis

59
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coleoptera

A

elytra
complete metamorphosis

60
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siphonaptera

A

fleas
parasitic

61
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collembola

A

springtails

62
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diptera

A

complete metamorphosis
bristles

63
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lepidotera

A

complete metamorphosis

64
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proboscis

A

sucking mouth part

65
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hymenoptera

A

bees, ants, wasps
complete metamorphosis
four clear wings
only insect with “stingers”

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