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Biology - 5
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Biology
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10/26/2005

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Term
Annelida
Definition
phylum of segmented worms
Term
Arachnida
Definition
spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks, and harvestmen
Term
contains eighty percent of all living animals
Definition
Arthropoda
Term
Coleoptera
Definition
beetles
Term
What are stages of complete metamorphosis?
Definition
egg, larva, pupla, adult
Term
Crustacea
Definition
crabs, lobsters, shrimp, and crayfish
Term
class containing leeches
Definition
Hirudinea
Term
Hymenoptera
Definition
social insects
Term
What are stages of incomplete metamorphosis?
Definition
egg, nymph, adult
Term
Nematoda
Definition
roundworms
Term
class containing earthworms
Definition
Oligochaeta
Term
Orthoptera
Definition
crickets and grashoppers
Term
platyhelminthes
Definition
flatworms
Term
class containing marine worms
Definition
Polychaeta
Term
spiracles
Definition
part of the insect's respiratory system
Term
In the earthworm, what secretes a protective cocoon into which its eggs are deposited?
Definition
clitellum
Term
What aids the earhtworm's movement?
Definition
Setae
Term
The earthworm's circulatory system consists of what?
Definition
five simple hearts, a ventral vessel, a dorsal vessel, and smaller blood vessels
Term
Because earthworms are hermaphroditic, they have what?
Definition
both ovaries and testes, and produce both eggs and sperm
Term
In humans, tapeworms infect what?
Definition
intestinal tract
Term
The tapeworm is able to reproduce in what?
Definition
the primary host
Term
An arthropod's nervous system consists of what?
Definition
a brain, a ventral nerve cord, and specialized sense organs
Term
What are the two divisions of a spider's body?
Definition
cephalothorax, and the abdomen
Term
The spider's prey is digested where?
Definition
outside the body
Term
Arachnids breathe how?
Definition
by means of book lungs
Term
Most newly hatched insects do not resemble their parents because why?
Definition
the process of complete metamorphosis
Term
During which stage of an insect is massive amounts of food consumed, and thousands of dollars' worth of damage done to crops?
Definition
larval stage
Term
Planarian's digestive system consists of what?
Definition
a.mouth b.pharynx c.intestine
Term
What are the five general characteristics of arthropods?
Definition
a.jointed legs b.tough, lightweight exoskeleton c.three main body segments d.complex nervous system e.open circulatory system
Term
Why is it necessary for arthropods to molt?
Definition
because the nonliving, rigid exoskeleton cannot grow
Term
Name the phylum and class of insects.
Definition
Arthropoda Insecta
Term
What are the three divisions of an insect's body?
Definition
a.head b.thorax c.abdomen
Term
The visual sense organs located on an insect's head are what?
Definition
compound eyes
Term
What are the two kinds of appendages that may be attached to the insect's thorax?
Definition
legs, wings
Term
What functions does the insects abdomen perform?
Definition
digestion, excreteion, respiration, circulation and reproduction
Term
What are the important parts of the spider?
Definition
a.sucking stomach b.brain c.poison gland d.mouth e.heart f.digestiv system g.ovary h.silk glands i.book lung BE ABLE TO LABEL
Term
The insect's respiratory system consists of what?
Definition
Spiracles connected to tumes where sacs open and close, pumping air throughout the insect's body.
Term
enlargement in the earthworm's body that aids in the process of reproduction
Definition
clitellum
Term
What dissolves the insect's food with digestive enzymes?
Definition
stomach
Term
What does the term hermaphroditic mean?
Definition
Possessing ovaries and testes, producing both eggs and sperm
Term
The exoskeleton does what?
Definition
preserve body moisture, protect the internal organs, and provide a place to anchor muscles
Term
What is the difference in complete metamorphosis and incomplete metamorphosis?
Definition
incomplete emerge from eggs a nymphs resembling parents, complete metamorphosis young emerge from eggs very different from parents
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