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45 Cards in this Set
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scientific name of an animal uses what two names
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family and genus
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an intertebrate that has an external skeleton, a segmented body and jointed appendages
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arthropod
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name the stages of incomplete metamorphosis
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egg, nymph, and adult
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tough material from which the external skeleton is made
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chitin
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insect resting in a chrysalis or cocoon
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pupa
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name the transformation in appearance most insects undergo
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metamorphosis
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how many pairs of jointed legs does an ensect have
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3
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name the process in which an insect sheds its external skeleton
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molting
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helps an insect feel, hear, and taste
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antennae
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an animal which is active at night
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nocturnal
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tubeline structures with which spiders squirt out long, thin streams of liquid silk
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spinnerets
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tiny hairs on a spider's body that are very sensitive to vibrations
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setae
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how many disttinct body regions do insects have
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3
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scientists who study insects
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entomologists
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what percent of all arthropods belong to the class of insects
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90%
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process of arranging animals or other things into groups according to their similarities
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classification
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arachnid with long tail with poisonous, needlelike point
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scorpion
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parasite that may cause mange in animals or scabies in humans
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mite
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useful arachnid with one body section, eight long, scrawny legs, and an appetite for plant lice and other insect pests
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harvestman/daddy long legs
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Be able to identify the following insects
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beetle, true bug, social insect, butterfly, moth, dragonfly, fly
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spiders have how many legs
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8
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spider that spends entier life underwater
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water spider
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two distinct body regions of spiders
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abdomen, cephalothorax
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process of arranging animals or other things into groups according to their similarities
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classification
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spider that digs a hole in the ground, lines it with silk and builds a silk trap door
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trapdoor spider
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arachnid with long tail with poisonous, needlelike point
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scorpion
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parasite that may cause mange in animals or scabies in humans
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mite
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useful arachnid with one body section, eight long, scrawny legs, and an appetite for plant lice and other insect pests
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harvestman/daddy long legs
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Be able to identify the following insects
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beetle, true bug, social insect, butterfly, moth, dragonfly, fly
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spiders have how many legs
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8
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spider that spends entier life underwater
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water spider
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two distinct body regions of spiders
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abdomen, cephalothorax
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spider that digs a hole in the ground, lines it with silk and builds a silk trap door
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trapdoor spider
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how spiders feel
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setae
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spider that makes a net small enough to hold between its legs
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ogre-faced spider
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the practice of sailing away on silk strands by spiders
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ballooning
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spider weaves a sheet web on a small portion of the ground
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platform spider
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largest spider in the world
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tarantula
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very poisonous spider with dark, violin shaped mark
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brown recluse
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how spiders feel
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setae
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spider that makes a net small enough to hold between its legs
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ogre-faced spider
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the practice of sailing away on silk strands by spiders
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ballooning
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spider weaves a sheet web on a small portion of the ground
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platform spider
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largest spider in the world
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tarantula
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very poisonous spider with dark, violin shaped mark
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brown recluse
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