List taxonomy that categorizes all living things. 7 words
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
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List 4 characteristics of phylum arthropoda
- jointed leg 2. bilateral symmetry 3. segmented bodies 4. exoskeleton
Define chitin
Protein making up exoskeleton. Hard and lightweight
List 3 characteristics of Class arachnida that are not found in insects
- 8 legs 2. no antenna 3. no wings
List body regions of insects and what they do
- Head - sensory
- Thorax - movement, legs and winds always attached
- Abdomen - digestion, sex organs, chemical communications, self defense
Describe insect order Blattodea
Cockroaches
- metamorphosis: gradual
- mouthparts: chewing
- food: omnivorous
- mostly nocturnal
Describe insect order coleoptera (sheathed wings)
Beetles
- metamorphosis: complete
- mouthparts: chewing
- only second pair of wings used in flight
- most diverse and largest insect order
Describe insect order collembola (glue bolt)
Springtails
- metamorphosis: none
- mouthparts: chewing
- food: decaying plant material, fungi, bacteria
- nuisance pest
Describe insect order dermaptera (skin wings)
Earwigs
- metamorphosis: gradual
- mouthparts: chewing
- food: decaying plants
- large pinchers can pinch
Describe insect order diptera (two wings)
Flies
- metamorphosis: complete
- mouthparts: sponging or piercing sucking
- legless larva generally young in or around water
Describe the insect order Hemiptera (half wings)
True Bugs (box elder bugs, bed bugs, assassin bugs, aphids, scale bugs)
- metamorphosis: gradual
- mouthparts: piercing sucking
- food: plant feeders or predators
Describe the insect order hymenoptera (membraneous wings)
Ants, Wasps, Bees
- metamorphosis: complete
- mouthparts: mostly chewing
- constriction between abdomen and gaster (gaster is part of thorax, not the abdomen)
Describe the insect order isoptera (equal wings)
Termites
- metamorphosis: gradual
- mouthparts: chewing
- food: cellulose
- symbiotic relationship with cellulose digesting protozoans, highly social
Describe the order lepidoptera (scaly wings)
Moths and Butterflies
- metamorphosis: complete
- mouthparts: siphoning
- scaly wings, often colorful
Describe the insect order orthoptera (straight wings)
Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids
- metamorphosis: gradual
- mouthparts: chewing
- food: plant material
Describe the insect order siphonaptera (tubelike mouthpart, aptera means wingless)
Fleas
- metamorphosis: complete
- mouthparts: piercing sucking
- parasitic, jumping, require furred animals
Describe the insect order zygentoma (formerly known as thysanura)
Silverfish, Firebrats
- metamorphosis: none
- mouthparts: chewing
- food: starchy foods
- 3 taillike appendages