Exam 29: Support, Protection, and Movement

Which is an advantage(s)of a more complex form of metamorphosis where an adult is very different from the larvae?

Based on proportionate body length,a flea's jump is the equivalent of a 6-foot human jumping 600 feet.This is

The stages in the life cycle of a hemimetabolous insect are egg,______________,and adult.

A male silkworm that locates a female by detecting the odor of her pheromone is using a sensory system located in his

Substances secreted by one individual that affect the behavior or physiology of another individual are called _____________.

The relationship between many insects and flowers is

The exoskeleton of insects is

In honeybees,the caste of sexually mature males are called ______________.

A genetically programmed arrest in development of some insects is called _____________.

Insect wings operate by

The major endocrine organs involved in development of insects are the brain,ecdysial glands,and corpora cardiaca and ______ ______.

Highly specialized insects such as bees and flies have powerful ______________ flight muscles.

Wing muscles that are attached to the wing itself are considered ____________ flight muscles.

Flies and mosquitoes belong to the order _________.

Brain hormone stimulates the ________ _________ to secrete ecdysone.

During postembryonic development,most insects undergo a change in form called ______________.

Flicker-fusion is the rate at which a series of still pictures become fused into a moving picture.How do most flying insects compare to humans and why?

The dorsal sclerite of a body segment is the tergum or ________________.

The only superficially marine insects are

Saprophagous insects feed on