Chapter 34 -7

Question 1

What is the study of insects?

Answer 1

entomology

Question 2

Which class is the most numerous animal on earth due to number of eggs & flight?

Answer 2

insecta (over 800,000)

Question 3

Why do insects have success?

Answer 3

genetic variation & adaptive radiation from large number of eggs

Question 4

What animals were first to fly?

Answer 4

insects - metamorphosis contributes

Question 5

What is the insects body divided into?

Answer 5

head - sensory & food input
thorax - leg & wing muscles
abdomen - digestion, respiratory spiracles, & reproduction

Question 6

What are the 5 major orders of insecta?

Answer 6

Coleoptera
Lepidoptera
Hymenoptera
Diptera
Orthoptera

Question 7

What does the order coleoptera consist of?

Answer 7

beetles 500,000 species

Question 8

The japanese beetle has success due to?

Answer 8

protective cover over wings - calyptera
wings
strong muscular legs
many eggs
metamorphosis

Question 9

What does the order lepidoptera consist of?

Answer 9

butterflies & moths 140,000 species

Question 10

Difference between butterflies & moths?

Answer 10

butterflies feed during day & hold their wings vertical over their body at rest
moths are nocturnal and hold their wings horizontal