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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Stages in which insects develop, grow, and change form | Metamorphosis |
| 3 stages. Egg, Nymph, Adult | Incomplete Metamorphosis |
| An immature form of an insect that looks similar to an adult. | Nymph |
| A hard, water proof external skeleton. | Exoskeleton |
| The process of shedding an exoskeleton in metamorphosis. | Molting |
| stages between molts | Instar |
| A number of eggs in a group. | Clutch |
| A needle like mouth-part used to uptake fluids from plants or animals. | Proboscis |
| A place where an organism lives and provides for elements of food, water, air, and space | Habitat |
| the study of how living things interact with each other and their environment | Ecology |
| a single organism (Example: a mushroom, an ant, a wolf) | Individual |
| a group of organisms of the same species populating a given area (Example: mushrooms, ants, wolves) | Population |
| a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other (Example: Bees and flowers) | Community |
| a community of organisms and their abiotic environment (Example: Bees and flowers on a sunny, rocky hillside.) | Ecosystem |
| living factors in the environment (Example: plants and animals) | Biotic |
| nonliving, physical features of the environment, including air, water, sunlight, soil, temperature, and climate | Abiotic |