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32 Cards in this Set
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what order are butterflies in?
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lepidoptera
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what order are cicadas in?
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homoptera
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what order are grasshoppers and crickets in?
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othroptera
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what order are social insects in?
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hynenoptera
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what order are termites in?
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isoptera
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what order are beetles in?
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coleoptera
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what order are true bugs in? which ones are they?
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hemiptera
stink bugs, water striders, and water bugs |
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what order are roaches in?
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blattordae
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what order are praying mantisis in?
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mantodae
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what order are flies and misquetoes in?
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diptera
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what order are dragonflies and damselflies in?
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odonata
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crypsis is another name for what?
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camoflauge
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an immature dragonfly is called what?
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naiad
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eclosion is the process of what?
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the insect emerging from the pupa
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what is a lek? and who goes to them?
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A lek is a place where males gather and wait for the females to come. There is no food or water or anything else but the insects. Butterflies and flies go there.
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The stages of complete metamorphosis are what?
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egg, larva, pupa, adult
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list the stages of both incomplete metamorphosis.
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egg, nymph, adult,
(prating mantis) egg, naiad, adult (dragonflies) |
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List 6 types of defences
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crypsis
advertisment mimicry trickery chemical bites and stings |
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Which type of insect defence is the most offence?
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chemical because it is very affensive and can harm you in many ways.
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what type of defence does a caterpillar have?
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some catterpillers are hary and can stab you and insert a irrating chemical
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what is the job of a queen ant or a bee?
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they produce young
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What is the name given to the queen ant and the winged males?
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alates
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compare and contrast the role and fate of the males in the ant, bee, and termite colonies
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mlae ants have wings and mate with the queen, then the males die.
male bees mate and then also die male termites can be soldiers or become the king |
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list the jobs of the worker ants and give a description
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interior workers- tends to the queen and the brood
nest maintenance workers- help build the nest scouts- are single workers that go look for food foragers- follow the trails the scouts leave to find food midden ants- take all the waste out of the ant hil all ants protect the colonies from others shepard- milk the aphids and protect them farmers- the same as shepard |
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are the worker ants male or female?
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female
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what type of insects do ants keep as pets? and how is this relation ship beneficial for both insects?
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ants keep aphids as pets and it feeds the ants and protects the aphids
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What substance is used to feel bee larva? how is it used to make the queen ant?`
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royal jelly and if it was to become a queen bee the workers will feed the larva more than tree days which helps them grow. after three days the workers get pollen and honey.
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how are africanized bees different than honeybees?
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africanized bees are europian bees and african bees bred together. they wouldnt stay in the beekeepers box and the queen would leave and take half the colony. they also are alot more protective of their hives and are more likely to sting
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what do social wasps use to make their nests?
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they use paper
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how can you tell a termite from an ant?
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termites are usually white, ants are brown black or red. ants have a petiole termites dont. termites have softer bodies than ants.
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what are the jobs seen in the termite colony? are the workers male or female?
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the workers dig tunnels, find food, and defend the nest. they are both female and male.
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termites eat wood but can not digest the cellulose in wood. what is present in their system to allow them to use the cellulose as food?
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they swallow flagellates that can digest it
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