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Name the classification scheme
Kindgom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
All organisms are classified into groups called___________according to their ___ and _______
kingdoms
cell
body structure
Each kingdom is divided into _________ according to more specific characteristics.
phyla
Phyla are divided into ________ that are subdivided into _______________
classes
orders
Orders are regrouped into ______________ and then into ____________
families
genuses
The final category is _________. Each _________ is different and unique.
species
species
classification scheme memory sentence
Kings play cards on Friday, generally speaking.
Definition of insects
Kingdom: Animal
Phylum: Arthropods
Class: Insecta
jointed legs
segmented bodies
exoskeletons
6 legged creature
all anthropods with wings are insects but not all insects have wings
3 parts of a insect
head
thorax
abdomen
Order Lepidotera
butterfly and moth order
Order Coleoptera
beetle order
Order Homoptera
Cicada order
(Nymphs and adult feed on plants)
Order diptera
fly and mosquito order
Order Hymenoptera
bee and ant order
order hemiptera
true bug order
Order Odonata
dragonfly order
Order Orthoptera
common cockroaches and crickets
crickets chirp by ______________
rubbing scraper of one wing along file of other wing
Boll weevil destroys___________
cotton plants
6 insects from Order Lepidotera
monarch butterfly
giant swallowtail butterfly
gypsy moth
cabboge butterfly
sphunox moth
cecropia moth
Name 8 Order Coleoptera
ground beetle
ladybird beetle
carrion beetle
long-horned beetle
boll weevil
dung beetle
click beetle
firefly
6 order homoptera
cicada
scale insect
mealybug
leafhopper
aphid (nymph)
treehopper
8 order diptera
syrpid fly
housefly
Imalaria mosquito
tsetse fly
horsefly
cranefly
bluebattle fly
fruitfly
6 orthoptera
cockroaches (german, oriental, american)
mole cricket
grass hopper
walking stick
katydid
6 types of Order Hymenoptera
honeybee
mud dauber wasp
bumble bee
paper wasp
carpenter ant
7 order hemiptera
stink bug
water strider
giant water bug
assassin bug
ambush bug
milkweed bug
common bed bug
3 order odonata
nymph (dragonfly larvae)
dragonfly
damesfly
Spiders have ____ legs
Are they insects?
8 legs
No because insects have 6
What are insect's antennae used for?
used to react to their environment
What are 3 characteristics insects share with other anthropods?
jointed legs
exoskelatons
invertabrae
Lice do not have wings, Can they be insects?
not all insects have wings. if lice have 6 legs they are an insect
Butterflies have 2 pair of wings. Why are they classified as an insect?
because all bugs with wings must be an insect
What is metamorphosis?
a process of an insect dramatically changing stages as it grows
How many stages are in simple metamorphosis?
3 stages
1-fertilized egg
2-nymph
3-adult
How many stages are in a complete metamorphosis?
4 stages
1-fertilized egg
2-larva
3- pupa
4- adult
A cocoon is an exmple of a __________ stage
pupa
in incomplete metamorphosis, the juvenille insect is (similar or not similiar) in appearance to the adult?
similiar
How do adult insects with incomplete metamorphosis differ from the nymph stage?
adults have wings and sex organs. Nymph's do not.
What is mass. definition of a vernal pool?
fish free due to low oxygen and wet/dry cycles.
temporary wetland
supports certain species
What are the 4 obligate species of a Mass. Vernal pool?
wood frog
spadefoot frog
4 species of mole salamanders
2 species of fairy shrimp
Name 3 facultative species of a mass. vernal pool?
faculative means can live under more than 1 set of environmental conditions.
mosquitos
bullfrogs
spotted turtle
deer
Which insects go through simple metamorphosis?
grasshoppers
crickets
leafhoppers
bugs
aphids
termites
Which insects fo through compete metamorphosis?
butterflies
beetles
wasps
ants
mosquitoes
flies
What happens when a nymph's exoskeleton becomes too small?
it sheds its old exoskeleton
What are 3 common names for insect larvae?
catepillars
grubs
maggots
What is the purpose of pupal stage?
allows the larvae to rest and begin to develop and experience tissue changes
When an adult insect emerges from the pupal stage, what body parts may need time to adjust?
wings (blood pumps to wings)
new exoskeleton (must harden)