Introduction Flashcards
Classifications, hexapoda vs insecta, percentages
What kingdom are insects?
A) Animalia
B) Insecta
C) Arthropoda
D) Hexapoda
Kingdom > Phylum > Class
Animalia
What phylum are insects?
A) Animalia
B) Insecta
C) Arthropoda
D) Hexapoda
Kingdom > Phylum > Class
Arthropoda
Arthropods are Animals
What subphylum are insects?
A) Animalia
B) Insecta
C) Arthropoda
D) Hexapoda
Kingdom > Phylum > Class
Hexapoda
True insects are Hexapods
What class are insects?
B) Insecta
C) Arthropoda
D) Hexapoda
A) Animalia
Kingdom > Phylum > Class
Insecta
Insecta class has 28 Orders (Class > Order)
What does Arthropoda (phylum) mean?
What type of nerve does Arthropoda (phylum) have?
…sounds like “central”
Ventral nerve cord
What does Arthropoda (phylum) mean?
What type of heart does Arthropoda (phylum) have?
Dorsal Heart
They also have an open circulatory system.
What does Arthropoda (phylum) mean?
What are Arthropoda (Phylum) exoskeletons made from?
Chitin
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What does Arthropoda (phylum) mean?
Their bodies and limbs are…
Segmented, appendages are paired and joined
True for: Arthropoda > Hexapoda > Insecta
What other animals are in arthropoda (phylum)?
There are 3 examples…
- Crustaceans (crabs, lobsters)
- Myriopoda (millipedes, centipedes)
- Chelicerata (Spiders, ticks, scorpions)
Whats are insects respiratory system comprised of?
This is specific to insecta (class).
Air tubes (trachea)
This is specific to insecta (class).
Insect Orders:
Hymenoptera
“Hymmmm”
Bees, Ants, Wasps, and Sawflies
Insect Orders:
Coleoptera
The beetles
Insect Order:
Diptera
The smallest name…
The Flies
Insect Order:
Lepidoptera
A very fancy name for a fancy bug class…
The Butterflies & Moths
Insect Order:
Hemiptera
Not to be confused with Hymenoptera… this is a large one.
True bugs, hoppers, cicadas, aphids, scale insects
