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Unit 8 Test Flashcards

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  1. What is the study of the animal kingdom called?
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zoology

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  1. An organism that is permanently attached to the ground is
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sessile

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  1. Organisms with systems of tough plates protecting them have a/an
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exoskeleton

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  1. The upper surface or “backbone” side of an animal is the
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dorsal

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  1. The underneath side or lower surface is the
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ventral

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  1. The term lateral refers to an organism’s
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side

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  1. The caudal region of an organism would be its
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tail

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8
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  1. An organism whose midline divides the organism into two equal lateral segments is said to have
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bilateral symmetry

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9
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  1. Animals without backbones are called
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invertebrates

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10
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  1. The ability to regrow damaged or missing parts is called
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regeneration

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  1. The only Phylum to have spearlike nematocysts is
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Cnidaria

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12
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  1. Platy- means
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“flat”

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13
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  1. The type of symmetry illustrated by the earthworm is
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bilateral

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14
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  1. A muscular throat cavity is a
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pharynx

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  1. Three cells layers and a single opening to the digestive system are characteristic of the Phylum
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Platyhelminthes

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  1. What are the differences between free-living and parasitic flatworms?
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Parasitic flatworms have fewer sensory organs, a tegument, hooks and suckers

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17
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  1. An organism that possesses both male and female reproductive organs is
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hermaphroditic

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18
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  1. What is the tegument?
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a protective body covering in parasitic worms

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19
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  1. The anterior end of the tapeworm is called the
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scolex (head)

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20
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  1. What factors contribute to the spread of hookworm?
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Bare feet, warm soil, careless sewage disposal

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21
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  1. Name harmful parasitic roundworms.
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hookworms

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22
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  1. Which parasitic worm forms larval cysts in the human muscle tissue?
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Trichina

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23
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  1. The body sections of the tapeworm are called
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proglottids (segments)

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24
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  1. The body type of the nematoda is
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cylindrical/round

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25
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  1. The arms of a starfish are called
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rays

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26
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  1. What does the prefix arthro- refer to?
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joints

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27
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  1. What makes up the external skeleton of the arthropods?
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exoskeleton - made of protein and chitin

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28
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  1. Why can’t a flying insect grow to the size of a chicken?
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the weight of the exoskeleton (for flight) limits the size

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29
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  1. What kind of circulatory system does a crayfish have?
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open

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30
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  1. What protects the cephalothorax of the crayfish?
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carapace

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31
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  1. What are the excretory organs of the crayfish that remove wastes from the blood called?
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green glands

32
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  1. How is oxygen carried to the tissues of the crayfish?
33
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  1. What is the sac that helps the crayfish keep its balance called?
34
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  1. Organs used by spiders for respiration are what?
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book lungs and tracheae

35
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  1. How do members of the class Insecta exchange gases?
36
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  1. Where are the wastes of a grasshopper collected?
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Malpighian tubules

37
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  1. What is the external opening of a tracheae on the thorax or abdomen of an insect called?
38
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  1. How do you tell a female grasshopper from a male?
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the ovipositor (if it has one)

39
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  1. What controls social behavior in insects such as bees?
40
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  1. A moth that looks like a wasp would be protected by what means?
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appearance

41
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  1. How does a grasshopper detect sound?
42
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  1. What does the prefix meta- refer to?
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“involving change”

43
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  1. What does the suffix -morph refer to?
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shape/form

44
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  1. What are the stages of complete metamorphosis?
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  • egg
  • larva
  • pupa
  • adult
45
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  1. The developmental process of insects through egg, nymph, and adult is known as what?
A

incomplete metamorphosis

46
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  1. What controls the process of complete metamorphosis?
47
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  1. What is the larva of a mosquito called?
48
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  1. Male bees are called
49
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  1. What does the suffix -ptera refer to?
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“wing”

50
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  1. What organisms form the largest part of the beehive population?
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(female) worker bees

51
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  1. What is the strong silk case that moth larvas spin called?
52
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  1. Purchasing praying mantis eggs to be placed in a garden is an example of which method of insect control?
A

biological control

53
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  1. Order Coleoptera contains the
54
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  1. Which Class does the shrimp belong to?
A

Malacostraca

55
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  1. Which Class does the grasshopper belong to?
56
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  1. Which Class does the barnacle belong to?
A

Malacostraca

57
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  1. Which Class does the centipede belong to?
58
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  1. Which Class does the ant belong to?
59
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  1. Which Class does the millipede belong to?
60
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  1. Which Class does the pill bug belong to?
A

Malacostraca

61
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  1. Which Class does the black widow belong to?
62
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  1. Which Class does the crayfish belong to?
A

Malacostraca

63
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  1. Which Class does the scorpion belong to?
64
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  1. Which Class does the bee belong to?
65
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  1. Which Class does the caterpillar belong to?
66
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  1. What Order does the wasp belong to?
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Hymenoptera

67
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  1. What Order does the bee belong to?
A

Hymenoptera

68
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  1. What Order does the praying mantis belong to?
A

Orthoptera

69
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  1. What Order does the butterfly belong to?
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Lepidoptera

70
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  1. What Order does the moth belong to?
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Lepidoptera

71
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  1. What Order does the mosquito belong to?
72
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  1. What Order does the beetle belong to?
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Coleoptera

73
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  1. What Order does the fly belong to?
74
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  1. Are crayfish are capable of regenerating lost parts?
75
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  1. Is DDT an insecticide that does not break down easily and thus can accumulate in the environment?

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