Abeka Science: Order & Design ( 7th Grade) Test 9 Chapters 7-9

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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?

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?

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?

plumage

What refers to a birds feathers?

Hemotoxic

What snake venom attacks the circulatory system?

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?

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?

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?

proboscis

Butterflies and moths drink nectar using a structure called what?

Whale shark

What is the largest known fish?

odanta

What includes dragonflies and damselflies?

ovipositor

What is the egg-laying organ of an insect?

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?

yolk

What fluid feeds an unhatched chick?

Hemiptera

What are true bugs?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

brush-footed butterflies

What is the largest family of butterflies?

tiger swallowtail butterfly

What is the largest lepidopteran?

Komodo dragon

What is the largest living lizard?

tortoise

What is the longest living animal?

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?