Insects Flashcards
Learn differences in insect orders and classes
1
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Coleoptera refers to?
A
Beetles, 300,000 sp
2
Q
Diptera refers to?
A
Flies, 150,000-200,000 sp
3
Q
Hemiptera refers to?
A
General bugs, 150-200, 000 sp
4
Q
Lepidoptera refers to?
A
Moths and butterflies, 150,000-200,000 sp
5
Q
Hymenoptera refers to?
A
Wasps, ants, bees. 150,000 sp
6
Q
What are the ‘big 5’ orders of insects?
A
COLEOPTERA DIPTERA HEMIPTERA LEPIDOPTERA HYMENOPTERA
7
Q
reasons insects are important?
A
nutrient recycling Fungi transport Plant reproduction Plant communities maintenance Animal communities maintenance Foor for insectovorous vertebrates
8
Q
Why do insects have such high species richness?
A
Small, versatile exoskeleton Organised sensory and neuromotor systems Coevolution - insects and plants Short gen. Time High genetic diversity Can fly, metamorphosis, sociality
9
Q
What’s a cladogram?
A
A diagram showing relations among taxa
Nodes are hypothetical ancestors, not actual
10
Q
What’s a phylogenic tree (evolutionary tree)?
A
Graph showing inferred evolutionary relationships among taxa
11
Q
What does Hemimetabolous mean?
A
Incomplete metamorphosis
Eg nymphs
12
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What does holomatabolous mean?
A
Complete metamorphosis
Eg larva
