Insects Flashcards

(65 cards)

1
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Arthropoda

A

jointed appendages

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2
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insects came from

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annelid worm ancestor

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3
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Chelicerates

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Mandibles: spiders, mites, ticks

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4
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Crustaceans

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crabs, lobsters, crayfish

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5
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Mandibulates

A

prominent chewing mandibles

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6
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Onychophora

A

millipedes, centipedes

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7
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Millipedes

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2 pairs of legs per segment

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8
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Centipede

A

1 pair of legs per segment

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9
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Chilopoda

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Centipedes

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10
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Diplopoda

A

millipedes

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11
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crustacea

A

lobster, crab, shrimp

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12
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cephalothorax

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head and abdomen fused (crab)
-5 pairs of legs at most

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13
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Arachnida

A

spider
cephalothorax
Chelicerae: poison glands

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14
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insecta

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head, thorax, abdomen

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15
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appendages

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jointed and specialized

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16
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exoskeleton

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chitin
increases mechanical advantage

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17
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Ordovicion Period

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When insects evolved

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18
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First to fly

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400 million years ago

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19
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Insect evolution

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related to plant evolution

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20
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Neonicotinoid

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nicotine-like insecticide
CCD- colony collapse disorder
-black guts

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21
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mobility

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efficient muscle leverage

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22
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small body size

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with physiological functions that maximize utilization of energy

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23
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Reproductive fecundity & short life cycle

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permits rapid adaptive changes

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24
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complex metamorphosis under hormonal

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control permits two distinct life styles
-no competition among ages

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25
Protective coloration mimicry and defensive chemicals
increase survival rates
26
cryptic coloration
hard to see; camo
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Ocelli
light sensor eyes
28
elytra
wing cover
29
ottind wing
flying
30
dragonfly anatomy
know it
31
grasshopper leg anatomy
femur, tibia, taurus, claw
32
Bee abdomen & anatomy
cerci, ovipositor, clasper
33
sphericals
oxygen
34
Insect blood
doesn't transport oxygen, transports nutrients
35
hexapod
six legs
36
tagmata
latin name for segments
37
aristate
fluffy antennae
38
palp
legs to "signal" with
39
Batesian
Looks Bad, color wise ex: monarch and viceroy
40
auditory mimic
bee buzz
41
visual mimic
colors
42
behavioral mimicry
aggressive flight
43
Mullerian
taste bad ex: lady bugs, honey bees
44
transformational
resemblance ex: larvae resembles bird droppings
45
Osmeteria
point on caterpillar ex: swallowtail
46
Wasmanian
Look and behaves ex: beetles sneak into ant colony and feast
47
Ephemerida
Mayfly
48
Mayfly molts
1st- subamogle 2nd-amogle
49
Odonata
dragonflies, damselflies Incomplete metamorphosis: egg, nymph, adult Bars & segments identify
50
aquatic nymphs
niads
51
tandum mating
"stuck together" ex: crane flies & dragonflies
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Isoptera
termites males have wings
53
Dictyoptera- Mantidae
Mantis 1pr of wings
54
Dermoptera
earwig
55
Orthoptera
grasshoppers field cricket cockroach incomplete metamorphosis *instars*^^^
56
Hemiptera
true bugs incomplete metamorphosis mouthparts front of head
57
Homoptera
hoppers incomplete metamorphosis sucking mouthparts
58
neuroptera
lacewings complete metamorphosis
59
coleoptera
elytra complete metamorphosis
60
siphonaptera
fleas parasitic
61
collembola
springtails
62
diptera
complete metamorphosis bristles
63
lepidotera
complete metamorphosis
64
proboscis
sucking mouth part
65
hymenoptera
bees, ants, wasps complete metamorphosis four clear wings only insect with "stingers"