Test 2 insectpest Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Instar | The actual insect between molts |
| The three basic arrangements in which insect eggs may be laid are | a. Singly b. In clumps c. In a contiguous mass |
| The two most important events in insect mating behavior are | a. Finding suitable mates b. Copulation |
| The three major divisions of the insect life-cycle are | a. Reproduction and embryonic development b. Postembryonic growth and development c. Maturity |
| Define:Sclerotization | The process of an insect’s new cuticle becoming hardened (and pigmented) after molting |
| Insect Generation | A cohort of offspring from a parent population moving through the life cycle together |
| Stadium | The time period between molts |
| Oviposition | The act of egg laying by the adult female insect |
| Univoltine seasonal cycle | Insects having a single generation (life cycle) per year |
| Multivolting seasonal cycle | Insects having multiple generations per year |
| Alternating generations | Successive generations may have a different in mode of reproduction or morphology |
| Dormancy | A seasonally recurring period in the life-cycle when growth, development and reproduction are suppressed |
| Supercooling | Resistance to freezing by lowering the temperature at which body fluids freeze |
| Insect Diapause | A physiological process that controls dormancy, seasonal migration and morphological change |
| Classification | The ordering organisms into categories |
| Nomenclature | The naming of organisms |
| Taxonomy | The theoretical basis for classification and the study of classification schemes |
| Systematics | The study of the diversity and classification of organisms |
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