Week 5

Question 1

What are some characteristics of the subphylum chelicerata

Answer 1

2 tagmata, 6 pairs of legs, no mandibles or antennae

Question 2

what are chelicerae

Answer 2

pair of appendages at the front of the mouth, pincer like claws, some contain venom

Question 3

what are some chracteristics of the subphylum myriapoda

Answer 3

2 tagmata, paired appendages on segments, one pair of antennae

Question 4

what are some chracteristics of the subphylum hexapoda

Answer 4

3 tagmata, one antennae, mandible, maxillae, 3 pairs of walking legs

Question 5

what are some characteristics of protura

Answer 5

small animals, live in soil, no eyes wings, eyes or antennae, feed on fungi

Question 6

what are some characteristics of colembola

Answer 6

springtails, omnivorous, moist conditions, one of the most microscopic animals on earth

Question 7

what are some characteristics of diplura

Answer 7

two pronged bristletails, no eyes, moist, feed on live prey

Question 8

what are some characteristics of odonota

Answer 8

dragonflies and damselflies, one of the oldest winged insect groups, aquatic as juveniles, insectivorous

Question 9

what are some characteristics of ephenmeroptera

Answer 9

mayflies, adults have short lifespan, nymphs live 1-3 years

Question 10

what are some characteristics of orthoptera

Answer 10

grasshoppers locusts and crickets, incomplete metamorphasis, elongated hindlegs for jumping

Question 11

what are some characteristics of hemipterodea

Answer 11

cockroaches termites lice etc, many species, nymphs gradually develop into adults, wings develop externally

Question 12

what are some characteristics of holometabola

Answer 12

beetles, caddisflies, bees, ants, butterflies and moths, complete metamorphasis

Question 13

what are some generalities about insects

Answer 13

3 pairs of legs, 2 pairs of wings, cuticular exoskeleton

Question 14

what is adaptive radiation in insects

Answer 14

closing spiracles and additional waxy coating

Question 15

what are spiracles

Answer 15

external respiratory opening within insects

Question 16

what are some characteristics of insect wings

Answer 16

double membrane, veins with thick cuticle

Question 17

Who wrote The Population Bomb

Answer 17

Paul Ehrlich

Question 18

T or F: butterflies are usually the first invertebrates ot be noted missing

Answer 18

T

Question 19

What was the first american butterfly to become extinct due to urban development

Answer 19

Xerces blue

Question 20

what was the first noted insect extinction

Answer 20

Rocky Mountain locust

Question 21

Who first spoke of the dangers of pesticides

Answer 21

Edith Patch, first female president of the Ecological Society of America

Question 22

when were the first habitat reserves set aside for butterflies

Answer 22

1960s

Question 23

The Xerces society formed in what year

Answer 23

1971

Question 24

Who founded Xerces society

Answer 24

Micheal Pyle

Question 25

Who is considered the godfather of american insect conservation

Answer 25

Charles Remington

Question 26

What is the IUCN invertebrate red data book

Answer 26

illustrated problems involved in invertebrate ocnservation, 1980s, habitat destruction major concern

Question 27

What was the study by Bossart and Carlton,

Answer 27

Extensive review of american insect conservation, found taxanomic and geographic imbalances, however suggested bias