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How are insects classified?
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3 body parts, 3 pairs of legs. Beginning from the ancestor and going to tagmosis of 3 arthropod classes
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How are insects valuable to us?
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1.produce honey(mead)
2.dyes, silk 3.keep their populations under control 4.can eat them 5.art, movies, music 6.pollinators 7.forensics 8.genetics 9.medical research |
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How many parts does an insect have? Name its regions.
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Insects have 3 parts:
1. Head 2. Thorax 3. Abdomen |
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What are the insects in the Collembola group?
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The spring tails, which are found in the soil
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What are invertebrates?
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Without backbone, which is how most insects are
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What are 5 reasons that insects are so successful?
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1.Exoskeleton
2.Size 3.Reproduction 4.Metamorphasis 5.Flight |
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What can insects be referred to besides arthropoda?
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Hexapods
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What category do insects fall under? Give its etymology.
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Phylum Arthropoda (jointed, foots)
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What does Pterygota mean and name at least 3 insects in its class (INSECTA is its class).
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It means WITH wings.
Insects that fall under its category are: 1.beetles (coleoptera) 2. bees 3.butterflies 4.dragonflies 5.ants (hymenoptera) 6. fleas |
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What is an exoskeleton? What is its main functioins?
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Means that the skeleton is outside of the body. Main functions is help retain water and for strength.
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What is meant by classification?
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The arrangement of things into groups, sharing certain specific similarities.
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What is tagmosis?
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What are the 4 major groups?
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1.Collembola 2.protura 3.diplura 4. insecta
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What does Apterygota mean? What does Pterygota mean?
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1. without wings
2. With wings |
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Which insects are classified under the class insecta/ apterygota?
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Thysanura(silver fish) and Archaeognatha (fire bats)
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