What arthropods are insect-eaters?
Spiders
What is the lowest division of the Taxonomic Classification?
Species
Any invertebrate that has an external skeleton, a segmented body, and jointed appendages is an _____.
arthropod
Spiders have wings.
False. They have no wings.
What part of a spider squirts silk?
Spinnerets
In Taxonomic Classification, what comes after Domain?
Kingdom
The four stages of complete metamorphosis are egg, ______, pupa, and adult.
larva
Arthropods that have three distinct regions known as head, thorax, and abdomen are insects.
True
What class of arthropods do spiders belong to?
Arachnids
In Taxonomic Classification, what comes after Kingdom?
Phylum / Phyla
The three stages of incomplete metamorphosis are egg, ______, and adult.
nymph
The two languages used for scientific names of living organisms are Latin and Greek.
True
What are the largest spiders in the world?
tarantulas
In Taxonomic Classification, what comes after Family?
Genus / Genera
The part of insects that help them to feel, hear, and taste are the _________.
antennae
Scientists who study insects are called botanists.
False. They are called entomologists.
What is the largest spider in the world?
Goliath birdeater
Who invented the Taxonomic Classification of Living Organisms?
Carolus Linnaeus
_______ is the change in form that occurs during the life of an insect.
Metamorphosis
Scientists who study spiders are called spiderman fanatics.
False. They are called arachnologists.