Overview of Insects Flashcards
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Insects belong to what kingdom?
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Animal Kingdom
2
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Insects are in what Phylum?
A
Arthropoda
3
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What class do insects belong to?
A
Insecta
4
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What is the scientific study of insects called?
A
entomology
5
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Define crypsis
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visually trick the predator
6
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Define camouflage
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to look like the background
7
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Give an example of camouflage
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an insect that blends into the soil or tree bark
8
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Define Mimesis
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to look like something of no interest to the predator
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Give an example of Mimesis
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some insects look like a thorn or a leaf
10
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Define warning coloration
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bright colors that attract attention
11
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Give an example of warning coloration
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The Monarch Butterfly’s colors warns predators that it is toxic
12
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Define mimicry
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when one organism resembles the form or color of another organism
13
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Define Batesian mimicry
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when a harmless insect mimics a harmful one
14
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Define Mullerian mimicry
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spreads the liability of educating the predator. When two harmful insects resemble each other
15
Q
what are the three main functions of the exoskeleton?
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support, protection, muscle attachment
16
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What is the exoskeleton made of?
A
Chitin
17
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What is chitin?
A
tough, resistant material that contains pigment & may have spines, scales, hair
18
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Why do insects molt?
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In order to grow or complete metamorphosis
19
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What structures do insects use to hear with?
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Typanum, antennae
20
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What structures do insects use to smell with?
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2 antennae, feet, pheromones
21
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What do insects use pheromones for?
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to pass information to others of the same species
22
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What is #1?
A
Head
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What is #2?
A
Thorax
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What is #3?
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Abdomen
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what is **#4**?
front wing
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What is #**5**?
Hind wing
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What is **#6**?
Femur
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What is #**7**?
Tibia
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What is **#8**?
cercus
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What is **#9**?
ovipositor
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what is **#10**?
spiracles
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what is **#11**?
claws
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what is **#12**?
ear
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What is **#13**?
Labium
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What is **#14**?
Maxilla
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What is **#15?**
Tarsus
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What is **#16**?
Tibia
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What is **#17**?
Femur
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What is **#18**?
mouth
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What is **#19**?
Labrum
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What is **#20**?
Mandible
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What is **#21**?
compound eye
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What is **#22**?
simple eye
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What is **#23**?
Antenna
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What is the _function_ of a **simple eye**?
to detect light and dark
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What is the _function_ of the **compound eye**?
to detect movement
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How do insects **breath**?
* Air moves in and out through the body to deliver oxygen
* The **trachea** opens to the outside of the body through **spiracles**
* _Only works by diffusion_
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Define **diffusion**
insects must remain small
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What **structures** do insects _use to breath_?
* Trachea
* Spiracles
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List the **5 parts** of the insect's **leg**
* Coxa
* Trochanter
* Femur
* Tibia
* Tarsus
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What number is the **femur**?
#1
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What number is the **coxa**?
#2
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What number is the **trochanter**?
#4
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What number is the **tibia**?
#5
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What number is the **tarsus**?
#3
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What are the **three** major **body parts** of an insect?
* Head
* Thorax
* Abdomen
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What number is the **fore wing**?
#8
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What number is the **thorax**?
#3
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What number is the **fore leg**?
#2
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What number is the **eye**?
#9
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What number is the **middle leg**?
#4
62
What number is the **abdomen**?
#6
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What number is the **head**?
#1
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What number is the **hind leg**?
#5
65
What number is the **hind wing**?
#7
66
What **numbe**r is the **antennae**?
#10
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What is **complete metamorphosis**?
**extreme** change in form and behavior
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What are the **change in form** of complete metamorphosis?
**egg-larvae-pupa-adult**
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In **complete metamorphosis** when do the **wings develop**?
during the larvae stage
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What does a **larvae** look like?
Jaws with a sac-like body
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What is the main **function** of a larva?
taking in nutrients
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What else may **Larvae** be called?
caterpillar, grub, maggot
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What else may **pupa** be called?
cocoon, chrysalis
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What **insects** are included in **complete metamorphosis**?
**ants, bees, wasps, beetles, fleas, gnats, flies, butterflies, moths, caddisflies, lacewings, antlions.**
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What is the **scientific name** for **complete metamorphosis**?
*Holometabolism*
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What is **Incomplete Metamorphosis**?
**Moderate** change in body form and behavior
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What is the change in **form** in **incomplete metamorphosis**?
**egg – nymph (naiad) – adult**
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In **incomplete metamorphosis** when do the wings develop?
develop **externally** in pouches or pads on the **nymph stage**
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Do Nymph have ocelli?
no
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What **insects** are included in **incomplete metamorphosis**?
**thrips, true bugs, sucking lice, biting lice, termites, earwigs, grasshoppers, cockroaches, crickets, mantids, dragonflies, damselflies, mayflies.**
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What is the *scientific name* of **incomplete metamorphpsis**?
Hemimetabolism
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What is **no metamorphosis**?
* **simple** change in body form and behavior
* Grow **only** in **form**
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What is the change in form in **no metamorphosis**?
young simply look like smaller form of adult
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Do the **wings** ever develop in **no metamorphosis**?
no
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Which animals are included in **no metamorphosis**?
silverfish, firebrats, springtails.
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What **metamorphosis** is **Order Zygentoma**?
no metamorphosis
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Do **Order Zygentoma** have **wings**?
no
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In **Order Zygentoma**, what is their body covered with?
scales of **chitin**
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What **insects** are in **Order Zygentoma**?
Silverfish
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What kind of **metamorphosis** is in **Order Odonata**?
Incomplete metamorphosis
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Describe the **wings** of **Order Orthoptera**
2 pair of **membranous, net-veined wings**
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The **nymphs(naiads)** of **Order Odonata** live in which type of habitat?
in water
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Which **Order** catches it's prey in midflight in a “basket” made by folding it's legs in front of and beneath its head?
Order **Ordonata**
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What do **Order Odonata feed** on?
small insects
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What's the **difference** between **dragonflies** and **damselflies**?
**Dragonfly** wings **outstretched** and **damselflies** wings **folded** over their **abdomen**
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What insect is this?
dragonfly
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What's the **difference** between **dragonfly** and **damselfly nymph**?
The damselfly has three paddle-like gills at the end of the abdomen. The dragonfly does not.
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What **metamorphosis** are the **Order Orthoptera**?
Incomplete metamorphosis
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How do the **front wings** of the **Order Orthoptera differ** from their **hind wings**?
Their front wings are thickened and hard and their hind wings are clear and membrane – like.
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How do **males sing** in the **Order Orthoptera**?
rubbing their hind leg against the forewing
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In the **Order Orthoptera** why do the **males** sing?
to attract females
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What is the difference between a **grasshopper** and a **katydid**?
**Katydids** have antennae as long as their bodies, are green and slimmer than the grasshopper
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What insects are in the **Order Orthoptera**?
1. Grasshopper 2. Katydid 3. Jerusalem cricket (Potato bug) 4. Cricket
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What kind of **metamorphosis** is the **Order Mantodea**?
Incomplete metamorphosis
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In the **Order Mantodea,** What do they eat and are they beneficial?
flies, grasshoppers, caterpillars, and other insects that are garden and crop pests
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What insects are **Order Mantodea**?
California Mantid
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What kind of **metamorphosis** in the **Order Dermaptera?**
Incomplete Metamorphosis
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What **structure** is at on the **end** of their **abdomen** and what is it used for?
Pinchers for catching and manipulating prey
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What **insects** are in the **Order Dermaptera**?
Earwigs
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What 5 Orders are in this section?
Order Zygentoma, Order Odonata, Order Orthoptera, Order Mantodea, and Order Dermaptera
