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A ____________ is the stage of development of an insect between the immature form and the adult in
holometabolous insects (those insects that go through complete metamorphosis).
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larva
pupa
subimago
third instar
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Which part of an insect's antenna articulates with its head capsule?
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scape
pedicel
flagellum
arista
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A ____________ is the stage of development of an insect between the immature form and the adult in
holometabolous insects (those insects that go through complete metamorphosis).
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Which part of an insect's antenna articulates with its head capsule?
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Ground beetles and cockroaches have _______________ legs used for running.
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A ____________is a trap used to separate insects from soil or leaf litter.
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An insect's head is specialized for _____________________.
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In what two states would one be most likely to contract rabbit fever, a disease that can be carried by
ticks?
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In which of the following insects do only the females suck blood?
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The 'scales' of butterflies are ________________.
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Some insects are considered _____ because loss of their contributions to critical ecological functions
could collapse a broader ecosystem.
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These insects typically hold their wings together above and over their abdomen when resting
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What is the branch of science concerned with describing, naming, and classifying organisms?
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___________ is an ability of insects to survive toxicity after chronic exposure to pesticides.
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Some factors contributing to the success of insects are:
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The body temperature of insects changes with ambient environmental temperatures. Therefore, most
insects cannot efficiently change their internal body temperature above the temperature of the
environment. The first sentence describes ______________ while the second sentence describes
________________.
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What function do protein cross-linkages have in the insect exoskeleton?
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What are the larva of mosquitoes commonly referred to as?
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In Diptera, hindwings are modified into small, club-like structure called________ that serves as
gyroscopes, informing the insect about rotation of the body during flight.
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All of the following insects have holometabolous development, except ___________.
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What are two distinguishing features of the subphylum Hexapoda that separates them from other
classes of arthropods?
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An insect with tracheal gills would probably be found in ____________________.
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After its second molt an insect is a _____________ instar.
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Which larval type does not have walking legs?
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What is the correct common name for Solenopsis invicta Buren?
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Which part of the exoskeleton is formed by a single layer of epithelial cells?
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Dolbears law refers to what insect and environmental relationship?
