Unit 8 Test Flashcards
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- What is the study of the animal kingdom called?
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zoology
2
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- An organism that is permanently attached to the ground is
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sessile
3
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- Organisms with systems of tough plates protecting them have a/an
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exoskeleton
4
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- The upper surface or “backbone” side of an animal is the
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dorsal
5
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- The underneath side or lower surface is the
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ventral
6
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- The term lateral refers to an organism’s
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side
7
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- The caudal region of an organism would be its
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tail
8
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- An organism whose midline divides the organism into two equal lateral segments is said to have
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bilateral symmetry
9
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- Animals without backbones are called
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invertebrates
10
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- The ability to regrow damaged or missing parts is called
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regeneration
11
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- The only Phylum to have spearlike nematocysts is
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Cnidaria
12
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- Platy- means
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“flat”
13
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- The type of symmetry illustrated by the earthworm is
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bilateral
14
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- A muscular throat cavity is a
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pharynx
15
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- Three cells layers and a single opening to the digestive system are characteristic of the Phylum
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Platyhelminthes
16
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- 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
17
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- An organism that possesses both male and female reproductive organs is
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hermaphroditic
18
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- What is the tegument?
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a protective body covering in parasitic worms
19
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- The anterior end of the tapeworm is called the
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scolex (head)
20
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- What factors contribute to the spread of hookworm?
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Bare feet, warm soil, careless sewage disposal
21
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- Name harmful parasitic roundworms.
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hookworms
22
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- Which parasitic worm forms larval cysts in the human muscle tissue?
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Trichina
23
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- The body sections of the tapeworm are called
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proglottids (segments)
24
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- The body type of the nematoda is
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cylindrical/round
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25. The arms of a starfish are called
rays
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26. What does the prefix arthro- refer to?
joints
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27. What makes up the external skeleton of the arthropods?
exoskeleton - made of protein and chitin
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28. Why can’t a flying insect grow to the size of a chicken?
the weight of the exoskeleton (for flight) limits the size
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29. What kind of circulatory system does a crayfish have?
open
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30. What protects the cephalothorax of the crayfish?
carapace
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31. What are the excretory organs of the crayfish that remove wastes from the blood called?
green glands
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32. How is oxygen carried to the tissues of the crayfish?
blood
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33. What is the sac that helps the crayfish keep its balance called?
statocyst
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34. Organs used by spiders for respiration are what?
book lungs and tracheae
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35. How do members of the class Insecta exchange gases?
tracheae
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36. Where are the wastes of a grasshopper collected?
Malpighian tubules
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37. What is the external opening of a tracheae on the thorax or abdomen of an insect called?
spiracles
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38. How do you tell a female grasshopper from a male?
the ovipositor (if it has one)
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39. What controls social behavior in insects such as bees?
instinct
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40. A moth that looks like a wasp would be protected by what means?
appearance
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41. How does a grasshopper detect sound?
tympanum
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42. What does the prefix meta- refer to?
“involving change”
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43. What does the suffix -morph refer to?
shape/form
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44. What are the stages of complete metamorphosis?
- egg
- larva
- pupa
- adult
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45. The developmental process of insects through egg, nymph, and adult is known as what?
incomplete metamorphosis
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46. What controls the process of complete metamorphosis?
hormones
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47. What is the larva of a mosquito called?
wigglers
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48. Male bees are called
drones
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49. What does the suffix -ptera refer to?
“wing”
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50. What organisms form the largest part of the beehive population?
(female) worker bees
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51. What is the strong silk case that moth larvas spin called?
cacoon
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52. Purchasing praying mantis eggs to be placed in a garden is an example of which method of insect control?
biological control
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53. Order Coleoptera contains the
beetles
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54. Which Class does the shrimp belong to?
Malacostraca
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55. Which Class does the grasshopper belong to?
Insecta
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56. Which Class does the barnacle belong to?
Malacostraca
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57. Which Class does the centipede belong to?
Chilopoda
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58. Which Class does the ant belong to?
Insecta
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59. Which Class does the millipede belong to?
Diplopoda
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60. Which Class does the pill bug belong to?
Malacostraca
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61. Which Class does the black widow belong to?
Arachnida
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62. Which Class does the crayfish belong to?
Malacostraca
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63. Which Class does the scorpion belong to?
Arachnida
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64. Which Class does the bee belong to?
Insecta
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65. Which Class does the caterpillar belong to?
Insecta
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66. What Order does the wasp belong to?
Hymenoptera
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67. What Order does the bee belong to?
Hymenoptera
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68. What Order does the praying mantis belong to?
Orthoptera
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69. What Order does the butterfly belong to?
Lepidoptera
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70. What Order does the moth belong to?
Lepidoptera
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71. What Order does the mosquito belong to?
Diptera
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72. What Order does the beetle belong to?
Coleoptera
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73. What Order does the fly belong to?
Diptera
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74. Are crayfish are capable of regenerating lost parts?
yes
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75. Is DDT an insecticide that does not break down easily and thus can accumulate in the environment?
yes
