External Structures
Digestion
Respiratory & Circulatory System
Defense
100
Insects have _____ bodies that are supported by ______
segmented, exoskeltons.
100
What is the crop for?
temporary storage
100
Do insects have lungs?
No.
100
What are some examples of defense mechanisms in insects?
camouflage, mimicry, and toxicity
200
The segments of the body are organized into three distinctive but interconnected units, what are these called?
The head, thorax, and abdomen
200
An insect uses it's digestive system to extract what out of it's food?
Nutrients
200
Since insects don't have lungs, how do they get oxygen into their bodies?
They have a system of tubes and sacs that deliver oxygen directly to tissue
200
What is camouflage?
Something being able to blend in in it's surrounding to hide from predators.
300
How many legs does the thorax have?
Six, three pairs
300
Give three examples of things an insect would eat
Plants, blood, nectar, other insects
300
In the head, thorax or abdomen does the dorsal tube separate into different chambers?
The thorax
300
What is mimicry?
Looking and acting like another insect the is dangerous some how to predators to avoid being preyed upon
400
What is the hard outer covering mostly made of?
Chitin
400
How do grasshoppers & caterpillars eat their food?
They chew it
400
When the dorsal tube separates into chamber's, it's acting as the insects _______.
Heart
400
How do insects normally warn predators that they are toxic?
Bright colors