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||<big>The outer layer of the exoskeleton is called the <font color="white">'''''epicuticle'''''</font> which is made of protein and covered by a <font color="white">'''''waxy layer'''''</font>. The inner layers of the exoskeleton are called the <font color="white">'''''endocuticle'''''</font> and the <font color="white">'''''exocuticle'''''</font> which are made of <font color="white">'''''protein'''''</font> and <font color="white">'''''chitin'''''</font> | ||<big>The outer layer of the exoskeleton is called the <font color="white">'''''epicuticle'''''</font> which is made of protein and covered by a <font color="white">'''''waxy layer'''''</font>. The inner layers of the exoskeleton are called the <font color="white">'''''endocuticle'''''</font> and the <font color="white">'''''exocuticle'''''</font> which are made of <font color="white">'''''protein'''''</font> and <font color="white">'''''chitin'''''</font> | ||
||[[Insecta#Structure and Function|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||[[Insecta#Structure and Function|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
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| + | |<big>'''What are halteres?''' | ||
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| + | *'''''Reduced pair of wings''''' | ||
| + | *'''''Used for balance''''' | ||
| + | *'''''Possessed by diperan flies''''' | ||
| + | ||[[Insecta#Wing|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
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| + | |<big>'''What are spiracles?''' | ||
| + | ||<font color="white"> <big> | ||
| + | *'''''Chitinous openings''''' | ||
| + | *'''''On the side of the body''''' | ||
| + | *'''''Under muscular control so can open and close at will''''' | ||
| + | *'''''Mounted on stimatic plates''''' | ||
| + | *'''''Leads to trachea''''' | ||
| + | *'''''Can be used for species identification''''' | ||
| + | ||[[Insecta#Respiratory System|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
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| + | |<big>'''What is the name of the general insect body system?''' | ||
| + | ||<font color="white"> <big> | ||
| + | *'''''Haemocoele''''' | ||
| + | ||[[Insecta#Circulatory System|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
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| + | |<big>'''What are oviparous insects?''' | ||
| + | ||<font color="white"> <big> | ||
| + | *'''''Lay eggs outside of the body which hatch after deposition''''' | ||
| + | ||[[Insecta#Life Cycles|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
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| + | |<big>'''What are viviparous insects?''' | ||
| + | ||<font color="white"> <big> | ||
| + | *'''''Lay larvae or nymphs''''' | ||
| + | *'''''Eggs rupture in female reproductive system''''' | ||
| + | ||[[Insecta#Life Cycles|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
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| + | |<big>'''Summarise simple metamorphosis and give an example of a species of insect which uses it''' | ||
| + | ||<font color="white"> <big> | ||
| + | *'''''Nymph emerges from egg''''' | ||
| + | *'''''Nymph grows and moults''''' | ||
| + | *'''''Nymph becomes an adult''''' | ||
| + | *'''''Lice''''' | ||
| + | ||[[Insecta#Simple Metamorphosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
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| + | |<big>'''Summarise complex metamorphosis and give an example of a species of insect which uses it''' | ||
| + | ||<font color="white"> <big> | ||
| + | *'''''Larva emerges from egg''''' | ||
| + | *'''''Larva grows and moults''''' | ||
| + | *'''''Larva pupates''''' | ||
| + | *'''''Adult emerges from pupa''''' | ||
| + | *'''''Flies''''' | ||
| + | ||[[Insecta#Complex Metamorphosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
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==<font color="purple">Biting Flies</font>== | ==<font color="purple">Biting Flies</font>== | ||
| − | ==<font color="purple">Myiasis | + | ==<font color="purple">Myiasis Producing Flies</font>== |
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| Fill in the missing words about the insect body | The outer layer of the exoskeleton is called the epicuticle which is made of protein and covered by a waxy layer. The inner layers of the exoskeleton are called the endocuticle and the exocuticle which are made of protein and chitin | Link to Answer Article |
| What are halteres? |
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| What are spiracles? |
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| What is the name of the general insect body system? |
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| What are oviparous insects? |
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| What are viviparous insects? |
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| Summarise simple metamorphosis and give an example of a species of insect which uses it |
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| Summarise complex metamorphosis and give an example of a species of insect which uses it |
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