L8

Front 1

What is the common name of the organism that will be the subject of your observations? ____________________

Back 1

cricket

Front 2

Social ranking in a population or group of organisms of the same species is called a _________________ _________________.

Back 2

dominance hierarchy

Front 3

Evaluations of a competitor’s strength is typically made through observations of ritualized _______________ and ___________________.

Back 3

behavior and display

Front 4

Insects are ____________ since their body temperature is similar to that of their environment.

Back 4

ectothermic

Front 5

The three parts of an insect leg are the ________, __________, and __________.

Back 5

femur, tibia, and tarsus

Front 6

You will mark your experimental subject on their ____________ with correction fluid.

Back 6

thorax

Front 7

Males may ______________ by rubbing their wings to call or sing.

Back 7

stridulate

Front 8

If one insect convinces another to leave his position, he has ____________ a potential competitor.

Back 8

displaced

Front 9

A small packet of sperm from the male Gryllus domesticus is called a ______________

Back 9

spermatophore

Front 10

The two objects or _________ project from the posterior of the abdomen of Gryllus domesticus.

Back 10

cerci

Front 11

Female Gryllus domesticus are easily identified because they have a long __________________.

Back 11

ovipositor

Front 12

Variables that are only measured or registered are ________________ variables.

Back 12

dependent

Front 13

Variables that manipulated in the experiment are ________________ variables.

Back 13

independent

Front 14

Live Gryllus domesticus will be immobilized for observation under the dissecting scope by placing them in a Petri dish lined with ________.

Back 14

ice

Front 15

Your experiments should be designed in such a manner that one _____________ result will occur if your hypothesis is supported and another result if your hypothesis is false.

Back 15

observable