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60 Cards in this Set
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A change in form is called what?
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Metamorphosis
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A chemical agent used to kill insects is called a/an
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- insecticide
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A front pair of wings that hardened into a wing covering is a characteristic of what order of insects?
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Coleoptera
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A genus is subdivided into what groups?
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Species
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A Greek word meaning “two-wing” refers to this order of insects
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Diptera
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A group of closely related insect families is called ?
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an order
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A kitchen strainer can be used as substitute for which type of net?
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Aquatic net
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A narrow part of the grasshopper’s alimentary canal located between the pharynx and the crop is the
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Esophagus
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A parasite whose host is another parasite is called what?
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Hyperparasite
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A person who describes, names, and classifies organisms is called a what?
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Taxonomist
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A sessile insect does not do what?
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Move, it is attached and not capable of moving from place to place
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A silken case in which the adult stage of many insects takes form is what
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Cocoon
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A simple eye in insects is called what?
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Ocellus (pl. ocelli)
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A substance used to kill or repel a pest?
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pesticide
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A term meaning active during the day is called?
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Diurnal
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A term meaning the back or upper side?
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Dorsal
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A term used to describe two sides of a body as mirror images?
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A bilateral symmetric body
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A term which means pertaining to the Mouth ?
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oral
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A tiny cocoon spun by first or second instar caterpillars of some species for overwintering shelter?
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Hibernaculum
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A typical honey bee hive at its peak has how many workers?
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50,000 – 60,000
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A word meaning feathery or bearing many long hairs?
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Plumose
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All life forms have an individual scientific name; what language is this name recorded in?
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Latin
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Although butterflies, skippers, and moths are all in the order Lepidoptera their antennae all look different, tell how they are different.
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butterflies long and thin, end with a knob, skippers long and thin, end with a hook, and moths have feathery and large antennae
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Ametabolous insects generally have how many wings?
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Wingless
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An animal that feeds on dead plants and animals or decaying materials is called what?
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predator
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An animal which feeds only on plants is a _________?
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Herbivore or phytophagus
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An eastern tent caterpillar predominantly feeds on what?
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Plum leaves
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An egg-laying structure located at the end of the female’s abdomen is called the
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Ovipositor
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An immature stage of an insect with simple metamorphosis is called what?
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Nymph
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An insect active at night is said to be?
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Nocturnal
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An insect attacking microorganism is called what?
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Entomopathogen
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An insect pest which was introduced from another country is said to be?
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An Exotic pest
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An insect which gives birth to live young is said to be?
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Viviparious
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An insect’s head is composed of many plates
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Sclerites
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An organism which attacks insects is called
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Entomopathogenic
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An Orthoptera sings by doing what?
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Rubbing front wings together or rubbing us hind legs together
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Another name for a scientific name is_______.
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Latin name
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Another name for Collembola?
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Springtails
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Another name for the king honey bee?
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drone
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Ants have what type of mouth parts?
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Chewing
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Any biological control practice designed to protect and maintain populations of existing natural enemies?
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Conservation
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Aphids, scales and whiteflies are in what Order of Insects?
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Homoptera
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Approximately what percentage of all seed plants require insect pollination? 33%
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33%
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As honey bees prepare to swarm, what bee leads the way to the new home
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scout
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At what stage of complete metamorphosis are Lepidoptera considered pests?
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Larvae
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Beetles have what kind of mouthpart?
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chewing
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Before a mated female mosquito can lay eggs what must it do?
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Eat blood
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How many wings does a bumble bee have?
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4
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Besides direct injury, how do pest insects cause damage to plants and animals?
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Annoyance and transmission of disease
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Blood poisoning caused by pathogenic organisms is called what?
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Septicemia
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By definition, this is a disease causing organism?
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Pathogen
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Caddisflies develop where in the environment?
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In water
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Centipedes actually have how many legs per body segment?
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2 per body segment
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Centipedes are members of the class?
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Chilopoda
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Closely related Orders are grouped into?
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Classes
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Closely related species are grouped into ______.
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A Genus
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Coleoptera is Greek for ______?
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Sheath wing
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Common flies have what kind of antennae?
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Aristate
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Common name for insects in the order Phasmida?
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Walking Sticks
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Compare the cerci of each earwig sex.
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Males are bowed, and the females are straight
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