Abeka Science: Order & Design ( 7th Grade) Test 9 Chapters 7-9
nymph
Alexandra found some mantis eggs, and decided to raise them in an insectarium. When the mantises hatched, they looked much like tiny wingless adult mantises. What are these newly hatched mantises called?
flyways
Because birds are designed with built in compasses they can follow the same migration route every year. What are these routes called?
intermittent flight
Birds can save energy by flapping for a few seconds and then gliding for a few seconds; what is this behavior called?
proboscis
Butterflies and moths drink nectar using a structure called what?
2
How many pairs of wings do an insect have?
compound eye
Many insects have eyes that contain several lenses. What is this called?
Monitor lizards
The Old-World lizards that are characterized by long necks and tails, powerful legs, and long, forked tongues are called?
operculum
The gills of bony fish are covered by a hard, movable, protective plate called what?
social wasps
What are Paper wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets considered?
cold-blooded
What are animals that regulate their body temperature by external means?
drones
What are male bees called?
myomeres
What are the W-shaped bands of skeletal muscle called?
anurans
What are the group of amphibians that consist of frogs and toads?
crocodilians
What are the largest living reptiles?
throrax
What are the legs of an insect attached to?
Mexican beaded lizard and GILA MONSTER
What are the only 2 known venomous lizards?
spiracles
What are the paired holes used for inhalation by sharks and rays?
denticles
What are the tooth-like scales found on sharks?
blind snakes
What are the worlds smallest snakes?
Hemiptera
What are true bugs?
lepidoptera
What are wings covered in scales?
scare predators
What does eyespots help a luna moth with?
fleas
What does the insect order of Siphonaptera consist of?
down feathers
What feathers provide lightweight insulation?
yolk
What fluid feeds an unhatched chick?
birds of prey
What group consists of carnivorous hunting birds?
rays
What group of cartilaginous fish includes skates and sawfish?
orthoptera
What includes crickets and grasshoppers?
odanta
What includes dragonflies and damselflies?
diptera
What includes flies and mosquito's?
neuroptera
What includes lacewings and antilons?
Hymenoptera
What includes the most social insects?
tetrapods
What is an animal with 4 limbs
Tuatara
What is an lizard-like reptile with an parietal eye?
instinct
What is the built in knowledge that an animal is born with?
metamorphosis
What is the changing of an immature hatchling to an adult?
chromatophore
What is the color containing cells beneath a lizards skin?
ovipositor
What is the egg-laying organ of an insect?
peregrine falcon
What is the fastest-flying bird?
crop
What is the food storage sac located in a bird's esophagus?
preening
What is the grooming process that birds do often to keep their feathers healthy?
abdomen
What is the hindmost section of an insect?
keel
What is the large ridge on a bird's sternum that provides an anchor for the flight muscles?
brush-footed butterflies
What is the largest family of butterflies?
Whale shark
What is the largest known fish?
tiger swallowtail butterfly
What is the largest lepidopteran?
Komodo dragon
What is the largest living lizard?
tortoise
What is the longest living animal?
exoskeleton
What is the outside skeleton of an arthropod?
amnion
What is the protective layer of a reptile egg?
antennae
What is the scientific name for "Feelers" on an insects head?
milt
What is the sperm-containing fluid released by a male fish?
keratin
What is the substance that makes up of a birds feathers?
biological control
What is the technique of controlling insects using natural insects, pathogens, or parasites?
carapace
What is the upper half of a turtles shell called?
larvae
What is the worm-like growing of complete metamorphosis?
mandible
What mouth parts form the pincer of a stag beetle?
Coleoptera
What order is the beetle in?
molting
What process do insects go through when they become too big for their skeleton?
plumage
What refers to a birds feathers?
Hemotoxic
What snake venom attacks the circulatory system?
syrinx
What special organ allows birds to produce sound?
calcium carbonate
What substance makes up the outer shell of a bird egg?
precocial
What term refers to a chick that hatches with insulating feathers and can run or swim soon after birth?
hagfish
What type of cartilaginous fish lacks jaws and does not have a sucking organ?
alligator
What type of crocodillian has a broad snout and hidden teeth when jaw is closed?
cocoon
What type of structure holds a moth during its pupal stage?
isoptera
What wings form an X on the back when resting?
Coleoptera
Whats the largest order of insects?
estivation
Whats the type of dormancy do sirens use to survive dry conditions?
ants
Which of the following insects is considered to have the most organized colonies and be the most social?