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Chapter 16-part 2
Question | Answer |
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mandible | a paired chewing mouthpart found in insects and some other arthropods |
spiracle | one of the small pores in an insect's body that function in breathing |
malpighian tubule | one of numerous threadlike tubules in insects that extracts wastes from the blood and empties them into the intestine |
pheromone | a chemical released by an animal which influences the behavior of another animal of the same species |
complete metamorphosis | a common type of insect development; has four stages-egg, larva, pupa, adult |
incomplete metamorphosis | a type of insect development in which eggs hatch into nymphs that eventually grow into adults. Three stages-egg, nymph, adult |
naiad | an aquatic insect nymph that possesses gills |
chrysalis | a protective case found in the pupal stage of metamorphosis of some insects, especially lepidopterans |
caste | among social insects, one of the groups in a colony that performs a particular function |
insecticide | a chemical or agent that destroys insects |
tympanum | tympanic membrane of some insects (allows for hearing sound) |
ptera | means "wing", suffix on many orders of insects |
Orders of Insects | O. Orthoptera: grasshoppers, crickets O. Odonata: dragonflies, damselflies O. Coleoptera: beetles O. Lepidoptera: butterflies, moths O. Hymenoptera: bees, ants, wasps O. Diptera: flies, mosquitoes, gnats |