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pName the process when an insect sheds its external skeleton.
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molting
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Name the scientist who study insects.
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Entomologists
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What do you call animals that are active at night?
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nocturnal
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What percentage of all arthropods belong to the class of insects?
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90%
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An insect resting in a cocoon or chrysalis is known as a _______.
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pupa
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The scientific name of an animal uses both the ______ and the _______ names.
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genus and species
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How many pairs of jointed legs do insects have?
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three pairs
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Name the parasite that causes mange in animals and scaies in humans.
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mites
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Name the two body parts of a spider.
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abdomen and cephalothorax
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What spider spends its life underwater?
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water spider
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Which spider digs a hole in the ground and builds a silk trp door?
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the trapdoor spider
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What spider makes a net small enough to hold between its legs?
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ogre-faced spider
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What poisonous spider has a dark violin-shaped mark on it body?
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brown recluse
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What spider weaves a sheet web on a small protion of the ground?
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platform spider
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Be able to explain why Greek and Latin are used for the scientific names of animals.
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See text p. 95
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