Question | Answer |
Phylum | Arthropod |
Class | Insecta |
3 segments | Head, Thorax, Abdomen |
The anterior end of the body; it contains the brain and most of the sensory equipment as well as the mouth | Head |
The middle section between the head and the abdomen; it contains the legs and the wings where they attach | Thorax |
Posterior end of the grasshopper, it contains digestive and reproductive organs, usually covered by the wings | Abdomen |
Hard shell & skeleton | Exoskeleton |
Little dots on the segments; breathing pores; exchanges gases | Spiracles |
The part of wings on top; allow for flight; they sometimes serve as "protectors" for the other set of wings | Forewing |
The pair of wings on bottom; they allow for flight | Hindwing |
Ear drums on thorax; used for hearing | Tympanum |
Used for sensing | Antennae |
Big eyes behind the antennae; detects movement | Compound eyes |
Detects light and dark | Simple Eyes/ Ocelli |
Parts of the mouth | Labium, labrum, mandibles, maxillae |
Lower lip; holds food while chewing | Labium |
Upper; holds food while chewing | Labrum |
Crushing jaws | Mandibles |
Two pairs of jaws; chew & tastes food | Maxillae |
Tube running to the crop; transports food into the crop | Esophagus |
In front of the gizzard; holding spot before the gizzard | Crop |
On the front part of the gastrie ceca; helps grind & digest food | Gizzard |
Long strands at the end of the stomach; collects waste into the intestine | Malpighian tubules |
Tube running from the stomach to the anus; it absorbs and transports food | Intestine |
Parts of the leg | Front & middle legs, back legs, femur, tibia, tarsus |
Used for walking and climbing | Front & Middle legs |
Used for jumping | Back legs |
Thickest part of the leg | Femur |
Slender & spiny; connects the femur to the tarsus | Tibia |
Lowest part of the leg | Tarsus |