Science Test 2.1-5

Front 1

process of arranging animals or other things into groups according to their similarities

Back 1

classification

Front 2

all living things may be classified into large groups called what?

Back 2

kingdoms

Front 3

name the 2 kingdom divisions used in the classification of living things

Back 3

plant kingdom and animal kingdom

Front 4

which 2 divisions of the classification system are used to form the scientific name of a plant or animal?

Back 4

the genus and species names

Front 5

what do we call animals that have backbones?

Back 5

vertebrates

Front 6

what do we call animals without backbones?

Back 6

invertebrates

Front 7

what do we call invertebrates that have external skeletons, jointed appendages and segmented bodies?

Back 7

arthropods

Front 8

the tough material that makes up the anthropod's exoskeleton is called what?

Back 8

chitin

Front 9

what are the 3 body regions of an insect?

Back 9

the head, the thorax and the abdomen

Front 10

what helps an insect to feel, hear and taste?

Back 10

antennae

Front 11

what helps and insect see light and shadow?

Back 11

simple eyes

Front 12

what enables and insect to see in many directions at once?

Back 12

compound eyes

Front 13

what do we call the openings in the abdomen of and insect that are used for breathing?

Back 13

spiracles

Front 14

the strong, lightweight covering that protects an anthropod while giving its body strength and support

Back 14

external skeleton or exoskeleton

Front 15

how many pairs of legs and wings does an insect have?

Back 15

3 pairs of jointed legs and one or more pairs of wings

Front 16

the transformation in appearance of an insect during their life cycle is called what?

Back 16

metamorphosis

Front 17

what are the 2 kinds of metamorphosis?

Back 17

complete metamorphosis and incomplete metamorphosis

Front 18

list the 4 stages of complete metamorphosis

Back 18

egg, larva, pupa, adult

Front 19

list the 3 stages of incomplete metamorphosis

Back 19

egg, nymph, adult

Front 20

scientists who study insects

Back 20

entomologists

Front 21

what are the body regions of an spider?

Back 21

head,thorax

Front 22

what order do crickets, grasshoppers, locusts and cockroaches belong to ?

Back 22

Orthoptera

Front 23

what order do dragonflies and damselflies belong to?

Back 23

Odonata

Front 24

what order do beetles belong to?

Back 24

Coleoptera

Front 25

what order do aphids, tree hoppers, leaf hoppers, cicadas, scale insects and the lac insect belong to?

Back 25

Homoptera

Front 26

what order do bees, ants, and wasps belong to?

Back 26

Hymenoptera

Front 27

what order do butterflies and moths belong to?

Back 27

Lepidoptera

Front 28

what term describes an animal that is active at night?

Back 28

nocturnal

Front 29

what order do true bugs belong to ?

Back 29

Hemiptera

Front 30

what order do flies, gnats and mosquitoes belong to?

Back 30

Diptera

Front 31

in what class do spiders belong?

Back 31

arachnids

Front 32

what are the two body regions of a spider?

Back 32

abdomen and cephalothorax

Front 33

how many legs does a spider have?

Back 33

eight

Front 34

what body section of a spider consists of a combined head and thorax?

Back 34

cephalothorax

Front 35

what do you call the feeling hairs of a spider?

Back 35

setae

Front 36

what do spiders use to breathe?

Back 36

book lung

Front 37

what term describes the action of young spiders sailing through the air on silk strands?

Back 37

ballooning

Front 38

what do you call the tubelike structures that squirt out the spider's silk when it is needed

Back 38

spinnerets

Front 39

spider with keen eyesight; pounces on insects

Back 39

jumping spider

Front 40

the largest tarantula

Back 40

Goliath birdeater

Front 41

spider that lives its entire life underwater in its specially built "house"

Back 41

water spider

Front 42

poisonous spider recognizable by the dark violin-shaped mark on top of its body and its six eyes grouped in three pairs

Back 42

brown recluse

Front 43

spider that weaves cobwebs in the corners of a house and destroys tiny household pests

Back 43

house spider

Front 44

spider that makes silk-lined trap from a hole in the ground

Back 44

trap-door spiders

Front 45

spider that spits out a pair of strong, sticky threads to catch an insect

Back 45

spitting spider

Front 46

spider that shapes its web like a funnel with the narrow opening pointing toward the ground

Back 46

funnel weaver

Front 47

spider that blankets a small section of the ground with a sheet web

Back 47

platform spider

Front 48

largest spiders in the world

Back 48

tarantulas

Front 49

spider that moves easily across the water's surface to catch insects

Back 49

fishing spider

Front 50

spider that makes tiny silk net to catch insects

Back 50

ogre-faced spider

Front 51

poisonous spider recognizable by a red, orange or yellow hourglass on its abdomen

Back 51

black widow