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572938fe3f37b31900478120 | Another term for tagma is? | thorax | [
"Insect\n\nThe thorax is a tagma composed of three sections, the prothorax, mesothorax and the metathorax. The anterior segment, closest to the head, is the prothorax, with the major features being the first pair of legs and the pronotum. The middle segment is the mesothorax, with the major features being the secon... |
572938fe3f37b31900478121 | The anterior section is closest to the what? | head | [
"Insect\n\nThe thorax is a tagma composed of three sections, the prothorax, mesothorax and the metathorax. The anterior segment, closest to the head, is the prothorax, with the major features being the first pair of legs and the pronotum. The middle segment is the mesothorax, with the major features being the secon... |
572938fe3f37b31900478122 | The prothrorax is what segment of the insect? | anterior | [
"Insect\n\nThe thorax is a tagma composed of three sections, the prothorax, mesothorax and the metathorax. The anterior segment, closest to the head, is the prothorax, with the major features being the first pair of legs and the pronotum. The middle segment is the mesothorax, with the major features being the secon... |
572938fe3f37b31900478123 | The pleura is made of how many lateral regions? | two | [
"Insect\n\nThe thorax is a tagma composed of three sections, the prothorax, mesothorax and the metathorax. The anterior segment, closest to the head, is the prothorax, with the major features being the first pair of legs and the pronotum. The middle segment is the mesothorax, with the major features being the secon... |
572939f06aef051400154b94 | What is the largest tagma of an insect? | abdomen | [
"Insect\n\nThe abdomen is the largest tagma of the insect, which typically consists of 11–12 segments and is less strongly sclerotized than the head or thorax. Each segment of the abdomen is represented by a sclerotized tergum and sternum. Terga are separated from each other and from the adjacent sterna or pleura b... |
572939f06aef051400154b95 | How many segments make up an insects abdomen? | 11–12 segments | [
"Insect\n\nThe abdomen is the largest tagma of the insect, which typically consists of 11–12 segments and is less strongly sclerotized than the head or thorax. Each segment of the abdomen is represented by a sclerotized tergum and sternum. Terga are separated from each other and from the adjacent sterna or pleura b... |
572939f06aef051400154b96 | The abdomen is less strong than the thorax and what? | head | [
"Insect\n\nThe abdomen is the largest tagma of the insect, which typically consists of 11–12 segments and is less strongly sclerotized than the head or thorax. Each segment of the abdomen is represented by a sclerotized tergum and sternum. Terga are separated from each other and from the adjacent sterna or pleura b... |
572939f06aef051400154b97 | An insects abdomen has a sclerotized tergum and what else? | sternum | [
"Insect\n\nThe abdomen is the largest tagma of the insect, which typically consists of 11–12 segments and is less strongly sclerotized than the head or thorax. Each segment of the abdomen is represented by a sclerotized tergum and sternum. Terga are separated from each other and from the adjacent sterna or pleura b... |
572939f06aef051400154b98 | The pleural area holds what? | Spiracles | [
"Insect\n\nThe abdomen is the largest tagma of the insect, which typically consists of 11–12 segments and is less strongly sclerotized than the head or thorax. Each segment of the abdomen is represented by a sclerotized tergum and sternum. Terga are separated from each other and from the adjacent sterna or pleura b... |
57293aba3f37b31900478129 | Insect's outer skeleton is known as what? | the cuticle | [
"Insect\n\nThe insect outer skeleton, the cuticle, is made up of two layers: the epicuticle, which is a thin and waxy water resistant outer layer and contains no chitin, and a lower layer called the procuticle. The procuticle is chitinous and much thicker than the epicuticle and has two layers: an outer layer known... |
57293aba3f37b3190047812a | The cuticle has how many layers? | two | [
"Insect\n\nThe insect outer skeleton, the cuticle, is made up of two layers: the epicuticle, which is a thin and waxy water resistant outer layer and contains no chitin, and a lower layer called the procuticle. The procuticle is chitinous and much thicker than the epicuticle and has two layers: an outer layer known... |
57293aba3f37b3190047812b | Which cuticle later is like wax? | the epicuticle | [
"Insect\n\nThe insect outer skeleton, the cuticle, is made up of two layers: the epicuticle, which is a thin and waxy water resistant outer layer and contains no chitin, and a lower layer called the procuticle. The procuticle is chitinous and much thicker than the epicuticle and has two layers: an outer layer known... |
57293aba3f37b3190047812c | The epicuticle does not consist of what? | chitin | [
"Insect\n\nThe insect outer skeleton, the cuticle, is made up of two layers: the epicuticle, which is a thin and waxy water resistant outer layer and contains no chitin, and a lower layer called the procuticle. The procuticle is chitinous and much thicker than the epicuticle and has two layers: an outer layer known... |
57293aba3f37b3190047812d | Is the procuticle thinner or thicker than the epicuticle? | thicker | [
"Insect\n\nThe insect outer skeleton, the cuticle, is made up of two layers: the epicuticle, which is a thin and waxy water resistant outer layer and contains no chitin, and a lower layer called the procuticle. The procuticle is chitinous and much thicker than the epicuticle and has two layers: an outer layer known... |
57293c016aef051400154bae | Insects are also known as what kind of vertebra? | invertebrates | [
"Insect\n\nInsects are the only invertebrates to have developed active flight capability, and this has played an important role in their success.:186 Their muscles are able to contract multiple times for each single nerve impulse, allowing the wings to beat faster than would ordinarily be possible. Having their mus... |
57293c016aef051400154baf | Insects have developed what kind of active capability? | flight | [
"Insect\n\nInsects are the only invertebrates to have developed active flight capability, and this has played an important role in their success.:186 Their muscles are able to contract multiple times for each single nerve impulse, allowing the wings to beat faster than would ordinarily be possible. Having their mus... |
57293c016aef051400154bb0 | Active flight ability has played what kind of role for insects? | important | [
"Insect\n\nInsects are the only invertebrates to have developed active flight capability, and this has played an important role in their success.:186 Their muscles are able to contract multiple times for each single nerve impulse, allowing the wings to beat faster than would ordinarily be possible. Having their mus... |
57293c016aef051400154bb1 | How many times are insects muscles able to contract? | multiple | [
"Insect\n\nInsects are the only invertebrates to have developed active flight capability, and this has played an important role in their success.:186 Their muscles are able to contract multiple times for each single nerve impulse, allowing the wings to beat faster than would ordinarily be possible. Having their mus... |
57293c016aef051400154bb2 | Insects muscles are attached to their what? | exoskeletons | [
"Insect\n\nInsects are the only invertebrates to have developed active flight capability, and this has played an important role in their success.:186 Their muscles are able to contract multiple times for each single nerve impulse, allowing the wings to beat faster than would ordinarily be possible. Having their mus... |
57293d721d046914007791c1 | What is on each side of a thoracic segment? | ganglion | [
"Insect\n\nThe thoracic segments have one ganglion on each side, which are connected into a pair, one pair per segment. This arrangement is also seen in the abdomen but only in the first eight segments. Many species of insects have reduced numbers of ganglia due to fusion or reduction. Some cockroaches have just si... |
57293d721d046914007791c2 | How many ganglia are on each side of a thoracic segment? | one | [
"Insect\n\nThe thoracic segments have one ganglion on each side, which are connected into a pair, one pair per segment. This arrangement is also seen in the abdomen but only in the first eight segments. Many species of insects have reduced numbers of ganglia due to fusion or reduction. Some cockroaches have just si... |
57293d721d046914007791c3 | Ganglia are connected into a what? | a pair | [
"Insect\n\nThe thoracic segments have one ganglion on each side, which are connected into a pair, one pair per segment. This arrangement is also seen in the abdomen but only in the first eight segments. Many species of insects have reduced numbers of ganglia due to fusion or reduction. Some cockroaches have just si... |
57293d721d046914007791c4 | How many pairs of ganglia are in a segment? | one pair | [
"Insect\n\nThe thoracic segments have one ganglion on each side, which are connected into a pair, one pair per segment. This arrangement is also seen in the abdomen but only in the first eight segments. Many species of insects have reduced numbers of ganglia due to fusion or reduction. Some cockroaches have just si... |
57293d721d046914007791c5 | What other location on an insect are ganglia located? | abdomen | [
"Insect\n\nThe thoracic segments have one ganglion on each side, which are connected into a pair, one pair per segment. This arrangement is also seen in the abdomen but only in the first eight segments. Many species of insects have reduced numbers of ganglia due to fusion or reduction. Some cockroaches have just si... |
57293e7c1d046914007791df | How many insects have nociceptors? | a few | [
"Insect\n\nAt least a few insects have nociceptors, cells that detect and transmit sensations of pain. This was discovered in 2003 by studying the variation in reactions of larvae of the common fruitfly Drosophila to the touch of a heated probe and an unheated one. The larvae reacted to the touch of the heated prob... |
57293e7c1d046914007791e0 | Cells that detect and transmit pain are called what? | nociceptors | [
"Insect\n\nAt least a few insects have nociceptors, cells that detect and transmit sensations of pain. This was discovered in 2003 by studying the variation in reactions of larvae of the common fruitfly Drosophila to the touch of a heated probe and an unheated one. The larvae reacted to the touch of the heated prob... |
57293e7c1d046914007791e1 | When were nociceptors discovered? | 2003 | [
"Insect\n\nAt least a few insects have nociceptors, cells that detect and transmit sensations of pain. This was discovered in 2003 by studying the variation in reactions of larvae of the common fruitfly Drosophila to the touch of a heated probe and an unheated one. The larvae reacted to the touch of the heated prob... |
57293e7c1d046914007791e2 | Nociceptors were discovered by studying the common what? | fruitfly Drosophila | [
"Insect\n\nAt least a few insects have nociceptors, cells that detect and transmit sensations of pain. This was discovered in 2003 by studying the variation in reactions of larvae of the common fruitfly Drosophila to the touch of a heated probe and an unheated one. The larvae reacted to the touch of the heated prob... |
57293e7c1d046914007791e3 | Which probe did the larvae react to? | the heated probe | [
"Insect\n\nAt least a few insects have nociceptors, cells that detect and transmit sensations of pain. This was discovered in 2003 by studying the variation in reactions of larvae of the common fruitfly Drosophila to the touch of a heated probe and an unheated one. The larvae reacted to the touch of the heated prob... |
572952a31d0469140077929f | What produces saliva in an insects mouth? | salivary glands | [
"Insect\n\nThe salivary glands (element 30 in numbered diagram) in an insect's mouth produce saliva. The salivary ducts lead from the glands to the reservoirs and then forward through the head to an opening called the salivarium, located behind the hypopharynx. By moving its mouthparts (element 32 in numbered diagr... |
572952a31d046914007792a0 | What leads from the salivary glands to the reservoirs? | salivary ducts | [
"Insect\n\nThe salivary glands (element 30 in numbered diagram) in an insect's mouth produce saliva. The salivary ducts lead from the glands to the reservoirs and then forward through the head to an opening called the salivarium, located behind the hypopharynx. By moving its mouthparts (element 32 in numbered diagr... |
572952a31d046914007792a1 | What is an opening through the head called? | salivarium | [
"Insect\n\nThe salivary glands (element 30 in numbered diagram) in an insect's mouth produce saliva. The salivary ducts lead from the glands to the reservoirs and then forward through the head to an opening called the salivarium, located behind the hypopharynx. By moving its mouthparts (element 32 in numbered diagr... |
572952a31d046914007792a2 | Where is the salivarium located? | behind the hypopharynx | [
"Insect\n\nThe salivary glands (element 30 in numbered diagram) in an insect's mouth produce saliva. The salivary ducts lead from the glands to the reservoirs and then forward through the head to an opening called the salivarium, located behind the hypopharynx. By moving its mouthparts (element 32 in numbered diagr... |
572952a31d046914007792a3 | Where does an insect's digestion happen? | The gut | [
"Insect\n\nThe salivary glands (element 30 in numbered diagram) in an insect's mouth produce saliva. The salivary ducts lead from the glands to the reservoirs and then forward through the head to an opening called the salivarium, located behind the hypopharynx. By moving its mouthparts (element 32 in numbered diagr... |
572953b6af94a219006aa2ab | What is another name for mesenteron? | midgut | [
"Insect\n\nOnce food leaves the crop, it passes to the midgut (element 13 in numbered diagram), also known as the mesenteron, where the majority of digestion takes place. Microscopic projections from the midgut wall, called microvilli, increase the surface area of the wall and allow more nutrients to be absorbed; t... |
572953b6af94a219006aa2ac | Food goes in to the midgut after leaving where? | the crop | [
"Insect\n\nOnce food leaves the crop, it passes to the midgut (element 13 in numbered diagram), also known as the mesenteron, where the majority of digestion takes place. Microscopic projections from the midgut wall, called microvilli, increase the surface area of the wall and allow more nutrients to be absorbed; t... |
572953b6af94a219006aa2ad | The majority of an insects digestion happens where? | the mesenteron | [
"Insect\n\nOnce food leaves the crop, it passes to the midgut (element 13 in numbered diagram), also known as the mesenteron, where the majority of digestion takes place. Microscopic projections from the midgut wall, called microvilli, increase the surface area of the wall and allow more nutrients to be absorbed; t... |
572953b6af94a219006aa2ae | What kind of projections are in the midgut wall? | Microscopic | [
"Insect\n\nOnce food leaves the crop, it passes to the midgut (element 13 in numbered diagram), also known as the mesenteron, where the majority of digestion takes place. Microscopic projections from the midgut wall, called microvilli, increase the surface area of the wall and allow more nutrients to be absorbed; t... |
572953b6af94a219006aa2af | What are microscopic projections called? | microvilli | [
"Insect\n\nOnce food leaves the crop, it passes to the midgut (element 13 in numbered diagram), also known as the mesenteron, where the majority of digestion takes place. Microscopic projections from the midgut wall, called microvilli, increase the surface area of the wall and allow more nutrients to be absorbed; t... |
57295470af94a219006aa2bd | What is a proctodaeum? | the hindgut | [
"Insect\n\nIn the hindgut (element 16 in numbered diagram), or proctodaeum, undigested food particles are joined by uric acid to form fecal pellets. The rectum absorbs 90% of the water in these fecal pellets, and the dry pellet is then eliminated through the anus (element 17), completing the process of digestion. T... |
57295470af94a219006aa2be | What kind of food particles have uric acid? | undigested | [
"Insect\n\nIn the hindgut (element 16 in numbered diagram), or proctodaeum, undigested food particles are joined by uric acid to form fecal pellets. The rectum absorbs 90% of the water in these fecal pellets, and the dry pellet is then eliminated through the anus (element 17), completing the process of digestion. T... |
57295470af94a219006aa2bf | What kind of acid forms fecal pellets? | uric acid | [
"Insect\n\nIn the hindgut (element 16 in numbered diagram), or proctodaeum, undigested food particles are joined by uric acid to form fecal pellets. The rectum absorbs 90% of the water in these fecal pellets, and the dry pellet is then eliminated through the anus (element 17), completing the process of digestion. T... |
57295470af94a219006aa2c0 | An insects rectum absorbs how much water? | 90% | [
"Insect\n\nIn the hindgut (element 16 in numbered diagram), or proctodaeum, undigested food particles are joined by uric acid to form fecal pellets. The rectum absorbs 90% of the water in these fecal pellets, and the dry pellet is then eliminated through the anus (element 17), completing the process of digestion. T... |
57295470af94a219006aa2c1 | Where is an insects dry pellet discarded through? | the anus | [
"Insect\n\nIn the hindgut (element 16 in numbered diagram), or proctodaeum, undigested food particles are joined by uric acid to form fecal pellets. The rectum absorbs 90% of the water in these fecal pellets, and the dry pellet is then eliminated through the anus (element 17), completing the process of digestion. T... |
572955523f37b31900478271 | Female insects reproductive system contain a pair of what? | ovaries | [
"Insect\n\nThe reproductive system of female insects consist of a pair of ovaries, accessory glands, one or more spermathecae, and ducts connecting these parts. The ovaries are made up of a number of egg tubes, called ovarioles, which vary in size and number by species. The number of eggs that the insect is able to... |
572955523f37b31900478272 | What kind of glands are in a female insect's reproductive system? | accessory glands | [
"Insect\n\nThe reproductive system of female insects consist of a pair of ovaries, accessory glands, one or more spermathecae, and ducts connecting these parts. The ovaries are made up of a number of egg tubes, called ovarioles, which vary in size and number by species. The number of eggs that the insect is able to... |
572955523f37b31900478273 | What connects the parts inside a female insect's reproductive system? | ducts | [
"Insect\n\nThe reproductive system of female insects consist of a pair of ovaries, accessory glands, one or more spermathecae, and ducts connecting these parts. The ovaries are made up of a number of egg tubes, called ovarioles, which vary in size and number by species. The number of eggs that the insect is able to... |
572955523f37b31900478274 | Where are egg tubes are found inside of an insect? | ovaries | [
"Insect\n\nThe reproductive system of female insects consist of a pair of ovaries, accessory glands, one or more spermathecae, and ducts connecting these parts. The ovaries are made up of a number of egg tubes, called ovarioles, which vary in size and number by species. The number of eggs that the insect is able to... |
572955523f37b31900478275 | What are egg tubes called? | ovarioles | [
"Insect\n\nThe reproductive system of female insects consist of a pair of ovaries, accessory glands, one or more spermathecae, and ducts connecting these parts. The ovaries are made up of a number of egg tubes, called ovarioles, which vary in size and number by species. The number of eggs that the insect is able to... |
5729561eaf94a219006aa2d3 | What is the male reproductive system called? | testis | [
"Insect\n\nFor males, the reproductive system is the testis, suspended in the body cavity by tracheae and the fat body. Most male insects have a pair of testes, inside of which are sperm tubes or follicles that are enclosed within a membranous sac. The follicles connect to the vas deferens by the vas efferens, and ... |
5729561eaf94a219006aa2d4 | Where is tracheae located? | the body cavity | [
"Insect\n\nFor males, the reproductive system is the testis, suspended in the body cavity by tracheae and the fat body. Most male insects have a pair of testes, inside of which are sperm tubes or follicles that are enclosed within a membranous sac. The follicles connect to the vas deferens by the vas efferens, and ... |
5729561eaf94a219006aa2d5 | Most make insects contain a pair of what? | testes | [
"Insect\n\nFor males, the reproductive system is the testis, suspended in the body cavity by tracheae and the fat body. Most male insects have a pair of testes, inside of which are sperm tubes or follicles that are enclosed within a membranous sac. The follicles connect to the vas deferens by the vas efferens, and ... |
5729561eaf94a219006aa2d6 | What are inside male testes? | sperm tubes | [
"Insect\n\nFor males, the reproductive system is the testis, suspended in the body cavity by tracheae and the fat body. Most male insects have a pair of testes, inside of which are sperm tubes or follicles that are enclosed within a membranous sac. The follicles connect to the vas deferens by the vas efferens, and ... |
5729561eaf94a219006aa2d7 | Follicles inside a male insect's reproductive system connect to what? | the vas deferens | [
"Insect\n\nFor males, the reproductive system is the testis, suspended in the body cavity by tracheae and the fat body. Most male insects have a pair of testes, inside of which are sperm tubes or follicles that are enclosed within a membranous sac. The follicles connect to the vas deferens by the vas efferens, and ... |
57295792af94a219006aa2dd | Respiration for insects happens without what? | lungs | [
"Insect\n\nInsect respiration is accomplished without lungs. Instead, the insect respiratory system uses a system of internal tubes and sacs through which gases either diffuse or are actively pumped, delivering oxygen directly to tissues that need it via their trachea (element 8 in numbered diagram). Since oxygen i... |
57295792af94a219006aa2de | Insect's respiratory system contains sacs, and what else? | internal tubes | [
"Insect\n\nInsect respiration is accomplished without lungs. Instead, the insect respiratory system uses a system of internal tubes and sacs through which gases either diffuse or are actively pumped, delivering oxygen directly to tissues that need it via their trachea (element 8 in numbered diagram). Since oxygen i... |
57295792af94a219006aa2df | What gets diffused or actively pumped through an insect's respiratory system? | gases | [
"Insect\n\nInsect respiration is accomplished without lungs. Instead, the insect respiratory system uses a system of internal tubes and sacs through which gases either diffuse or are actively pumped, delivering oxygen directly to tissues that need it via their trachea (element 8 in numbered diagram). Since oxygen i... |
57295792af94a219006aa2e0 | What gets delivered to tissues in an insect's respiratory system? | oxygen | [
"Insect\n\nInsect respiration is accomplished without lungs. Instead, the insect respiratory system uses a system of internal tubes and sacs through which gases either diffuse or are actively pumped, delivering oxygen directly to tissues that need it via their trachea (element 8 in numbered diagram). Since oxygen i... |
57295792af94a219006aa2e1 | Which system inside an insect's respiratory system does not carry oxygen? | circulatory system | [
"Insect\n\nInsect respiration is accomplished without lungs. Instead, the insect respiratory system uses a system of internal tubes and sacs through which gases either diffuse or are actively pumped, delivering oxygen directly to tissues that need it via their trachea (element 8 in numbered diagram). Since oxygen i... |
572959251d046914007792ed | What kind of exchange is demonstrated by different insects? | gas exchange | [
"Insect\n\nThere are many different patterns of gas exchange demonstrated by different groups of insects. Gas exchange patterns in insects can range from continuous and diffusive ventilation, to discontinuous gas exchange.:65–68 During continuous gas exchange, oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide is released in a ... |
572959251d046914007792ee | Gas exchange patterns can contain what kind of ventilation? | diffusive ventilation | [
"Insect\n\nThere are many different patterns of gas exchange demonstrated by different groups of insects. Gas exchange patterns in insects can range from continuous and diffusive ventilation, to discontinuous gas exchange.:65–68 During continuous gas exchange, oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide is released in a ... |
572959251d046914007792ef | Carbon dioxide is released continuously in what kind of gas exchange? | continuous gas exchange | [
"Insect\n\nThere are many different patterns of gas exchange demonstrated by different groups of insects. Gas exchange patterns in insects can range from continuous and diffusive ventilation, to discontinuous gas exchange.:65–68 During continuous gas exchange, oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide is released in a ... |
572959251d046914007792f0 | What gas exchanges does carbon dioxide release when the insect is resting? | discontinuous gas exchange | [
"Insect\n\nThere are many different patterns of gas exchange demonstrated by different groups of insects. Gas exchange patterns in insects can range from continuous and diffusive ventilation, to discontinuous gas exchange.:65–68 During continuous gas exchange, oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide is released in a ... |
572959251d046914007792f1 | Diffusive ventilation occurs by what? | diffusion | [
"Insect\n\nThere are many different patterns of gas exchange demonstrated by different groups of insects. Gas exchange patterns in insects can range from continuous and diffusive ventilation, to discontinuous gas exchange.:65–68 During continuous gas exchange, oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide is released in a ... |
57295a501d046914007792f7 | Where are insects hatched from? | eggs. | [
"Insect\n\nThe majority of insects hatch from eggs. The fertilization and development takes place inside the egg, enclosed by a shell (chorion) that consists of maternal tissue. In contrast to eggs of other arthropods, most insect eggs are drought resistant. This is because inside the chorion two additional membran... |
57295a501d046914007792f8 | Fertilization happens where? | inside the egg | [
"Insect\n\nThe majority of insects hatch from eggs. The fertilization and development takes place inside the egg, enclosed by a shell (chorion) that consists of maternal tissue. In contrast to eggs of other arthropods, most insect eggs are drought resistant. This is because inside the chorion two additional membran... |
57295a501d046914007792f9 | Fertilization and what else happens inside the egg? | development | [
"Insect\n\nThe majority of insects hatch from eggs. The fertilization and development takes place inside the egg, enclosed by a shell (chorion) that consists of maternal tissue. In contrast to eggs of other arthropods, most insect eggs are drought resistant. This is because inside the chorion two additional membran... |
57295a501d046914007792fa | Chorion is another word for what? | shell | [
"Insect\n\nThe majority of insects hatch from eggs. The fertilization and development takes place inside the egg, enclosed by a shell (chorion) that consists of maternal tissue. In contrast to eggs of other arthropods, most insect eggs are drought resistant. This is because inside the chorion two additional membran... |
57295a501d046914007792fb | Broods is another term for what word? | generations | [
"Insect\n\nThe majority of insects hatch from eggs. The fertilization and development takes place inside the egg, enclosed by a shell (chorion) that consists of maternal tissue. In contrast to eggs of other arthropods, most insect eggs are drought resistant. This is because inside the chorion two additional membran... |
57295baf6aef051400154d5e | Polymophism is a developmental and reproductive what? | variations | [
"Insect\n\nOther developmental and reproductive variations include haplodiploidy, polymorphism, paedomorphosis or peramorphosis, sexual dimorphism, parthenogenesis and more rarely hermaphroditism.:143 In haplodiploidy, which is a type of sex-determination system, the offspring's sex is determined by the number of s... |
57295baf6aef051400154d5f | Haplodiploidy is what type of system? | sex-determination system | [
"Insect\n\nOther developmental and reproductive variations include haplodiploidy, polymorphism, paedomorphosis or peramorphosis, sexual dimorphism, parthenogenesis and more rarely hermaphroditism.:143 In haplodiploidy, which is a type of sex-determination system, the offspring's sex is determined by the number of s... |
57295baf6aef051400154d60 | The number of chromosome sets determines the offspring's what? | sex | [
"Insect\n\nOther developmental and reproductive variations include haplodiploidy, polymorphism, paedomorphosis or peramorphosis, sexual dimorphism, parthenogenesis and more rarely hermaphroditism.:143 In haplodiploidy, which is a type of sex-determination system, the offspring's sex is determined by the number of s... |
57295baf6aef051400154d61 | The sex-determination system is found in which insects? | bees and wasps | [
"Insect\n\nOther developmental and reproductive variations include haplodiploidy, polymorphism, paedomorphosis or peramorphosis, sexual dimorphism, parthenogenesis and more rarely hermaphroditism.:143 In haplodiploidy, which is a type of sex-determination system, the offspring's sex is determined by the number of s... |
57295baf6aef051400154d62 | Polymophism species have different forms or what else? | morphs | [
"Insect\n\nOther developmental and reproductive variations include haplodiploidy, polymorphism, paedomorphosis or peramorphosis, sexual dimorphism, parthenogenesis and more rarely hermaphroditism.:143 In haplodiploidy, which is a type of sex-determination system, the offspring's sex is determined by the number of s... |
57295d3e1d04691400779329 | How many insects use parthenogenesis? | Some | [
"Insect\n\nSome insects use parthenogenesis, a process in which the female can reproduce and give birth without having the eggs fertilized by a male. Many aphids undergo a form of parthenogenesis, called cyclical parthenogenesis, in which they alternate between one or many generations of asexual and sexual reproduc... |
57295d3e1d0469140077932a | GIving birth without fertilized eggs is called what? | parthenogenesis | [
"Insect\n\nSome insects use parthenogenesis, a process in which the female can reproduce and give birth without having the eggs fertilized by a male. Many aphids undergo a form of parthenogenesis, called cyclical parthenogenesis, in which they alternate between one or many generations of asexual and sexual reproduc... |
57295d3e1d0469140077932b | What usually partakes in a form of parthenogenesis? | aphids | [
"Insect\n\nSome insects use parthenogenesis, a process in which the female can reproduce and give birth without having the eggs fertilized by a male. Many aphids undergo a form of parthenogenesis, called cyclical parthenogenesis, in which they alternate between one or many generations of asexual and sexual reproduc... |
57295d3e1d0469140077932c | Aphis have asexual and sexual what? | reproduction | [
"Insect\n\nSome insects use parthenogenesis, a process in which the female can reproduce and give birth without having the eggs fertilized by a male. Many aphids undergo a form of parthenogenesis, called cyclical parthenogenesis, in which they alternate between one or many generations of asexual and sexual reproduc... |
57295d3e1d0469140077932d | Aphis are usually female and what else during the summer? | parthenogenetic | [
"Insect\n\nSome insects use parthenogenesis, a process in which the female can reproduce and give birth without having the eggs fertilized by a male. Many aphids undergo a form of parthenogenesis, called cyclical parthenogenesis, in which they alternate between one or many generations of asexual and sexual reproduc... |
57295e7c6aef051400154d8c | Incomplete metamorphosis insects are called? | Hemimetabolous | [
"Insect\n\nHemimetabolous insects, those with incomplete metamorphosis, change gradually by undergoing a series of molts. An insect molts when it outgrows its exoskeleton, which does not stretch and would otherwise restrict the insect's growth. The molting process begins as the insect's epidermis secretes a new epi... |
57295e7c6aef051400154d8d | What kind of metamorphosis do hemimetabolous insects undergo? | incomplete | [
"Insect\n\nHemimetabolous insects, those with incomplete metamorphosis, change gradually by undergoing a series of molts. An insect molts when it outgrows its exoskeleton, which does not stretch and would otherwise restrict the insect's growth. The molting process begins as the insect's epidermis secretes a new epi... |
57295e7c6aef051400154d8e | Do hemimetabolous insects change quickly or gradually? | gradually | [
"Insect\n\nHemimetabolous insects, those with incomplete metamorphosis, change gradually by undergoing a series of molts. An insect molts when it outgrows its exoskeleton, which does not stretch and would otherwise restrict the insect's growth. The molting process begins as the insect's epidermis secretes a new epi... |
57295e7c6aef051400154d8f | Hemimetabolous insects gradually change by a series of what? | molts | [
"Insect\n\nHemimetabolous insects, those with incomplete metamorphosis, change gradually by undergoing a series of molts. An insect molts when it outgrows its exoskeleton, which does not stretch and would otherwise restrict the insect's growth. The molting process begins as the insect's epidermis secretes a new epi... |
57295e7c6aef051400154d90 | Insect's molt when they outgrow what? | exoskeleton | [
"Insect\n\nHemimetabolous insects, those with incomplete metamorphosis, change gradually by undergoing a series of molts. An insect molts when it outgrows its exoskeleton, which does not stretch and would otherwise restrict the insect's growth. The molting process begins as the insect's epidermis secretes a new epi... |
57295f293f37b319004782c5 | What is a complete metamorphosis called? | Holometabolism | [
"Insect\n\nHolometabolism, or complete metamorphosis, is where the insect changes in four stages, an egg or embryo, a larva, a pupa and the adult or imago. In these species, an egg hatches to produce a larva, which is generally worm-like in form. This worm-like form can be one of several varieties: eruciform (cater... |
57295f293f37b319004782c6 | How many stages happen in complete metamorphosis? | four stages | [
"Insect\n\nHolometabolism, or complete metamorphosis, is where the insect changes in four stages, an egg or embryo, a larva, a pupa and the adult or imago. In these species, an egg hatches to produce a larva, which is generally worm-like in form. This worm-like form can be one of several varieties: eruciform (cater... |
57295f293f37b319004782c7 | What is another word for egg? | embryo | [
"Insect\n\nHolometabolism, or complete metamorphosis, is where the insect changes in four stages, an egg or embryo, a larva, a pupa and the adult or imago. In these species, an egg hatches to produce a larva, which is generally worm-like in form. This worm-like form can be one of several varieties: eruciform (cater... |
57295f293f37b319004782c8 | What is an imago? | the adult | [
"Insect\n\nHolometabolism, or complete metamorphosis, is where the insect changes in four stages, an egg or embryo, a larva, a pupa and the adult or imago. In these species, an egg hatches to produce a larva, which is generally worm-like in form. This worm-like form can be one of several varieties: eruciform (cater... |
57295f293f37b319004782c9 | Name an example of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis? | Butterflies | [
"Insect\n\nHolometabolism, or complete metamorphosis, is where the insect changes in four stages, an egg or embryo, a larva, a pupa and the adult or imago. In these species, an egg hatches to produce a larva, which is generally worm-like in form. This worm-like form can be one of several varieties: eruciform (cater... |
572984bc1d046914007794f7 | Insects have specialized organs of what kind? | perception | [
"Insect\n\nMany insects possess very sensitive and, or specialized organs of perception. Some insects such as bees can perceive ultraviolet wavelengths, or detect polarized light, while the antennae of male moths can detect the pheromones of female moths over distances of many kilometers. The yellow paper wasp (Pol... |
572984bc1d046914007794f8 | Insect organs are described as sensitive and what? | specialized | [
"Insect\n\nMany insects possess very sensitive and, or specialized organs of perception. Some insects such as bees can perceive ultraviolet wavelengths, or detect polarized light, while the antennae of male moths can detect the pheromones of female moths over distances of many kilometers. The yellow paper wasp (Pol... |
572984bc1d046914007794f9 | What kind of insect can detect ultraviolet wavelengths? | bees | [
"Insect\n\nMany insects possess very sensitive and, or specialized organs of perception. Some insects such as bees can perceive ultraviolet wavelengths, or detect polarized light, while the antennae of male moths can detect the pheromones of female moths over distances of many kilometers. The yellow paper wasp (Pol... |
572984bc1d046914007794fa | Bees can detect what kind of light? | polarized light | [
"Insect\n\nMany insects possess very sensitive and, or specialized organs of perception. Some insects such as bees can perceive ultraviolet wavelengths, or detect polarized light, while the antennae of male moths can detect the pheromones of female moths over distances of many kilometers. The yellow paper wasp (Pol... |
572984bc1d046914007794fb | What is a Polistes versicolor? | yellow paper wasp | [
"Insect\n\nMany insects possess very sensitive and, or specialized organs of perception. Some insects such as bees can perceive ultraviolet wavelengths, or detect polarized light, while the antennae of male moths can detect the pheromones of female moths over distances of many kilometers. The yellow paper wasp (Pol... |
572985e83f37b31900478473 | Insects have what kind of sense of numbers? | rudimentary | [
"Insect\n\nSome insects display a rudimentary sense of numbers, such as the solitary wasps that prey upon a single species. The mother wasp lays her eggs in individual cells and provides each egg with a number of live caterpillars on which the young feed when hatched. Some species of wasp always provide five, other... |
572985e83f37b31900478474 | Which insect displays a rudimentary sense of numbers? | solitary wasps | [
"Insect\n\nSome insects display a rudimentary sense of numbers, such as the solitary wasps that prey upon a single species. The mother wasp lays her eggs in individual cells and provides each egg with a number of live caterpillars on which the young feed when hatched. Some species of wasp always provide five, other... |
572985e83f37b31900478475 | What kind of species does a solitary wasp prey upon? | single | [
"Insect\n\nSome insects display a rudimentary sense of numbers, such as the solitary wasps that prey upon a single species. The mother wasp lays her eggs in individual cells and provides each egg with a number of live caterpillars on which the young feed when hatched. Some species of wasp always provide five, other... |
572985e83f37b31900478476 | What does the mother wasp provide for her eggs when they hatch? | caterpillars | [
"Insect\n\nSome insects display a rudimentary sense of numbers, such as the solitary wasps that prey upon a single species. The mother wasp lays her eggs in individual cells and provides each egg with a number of live caterpillars on which the young feed when hatched. Some species of wasp always provide five, other... |
572985e83f37b31900478477 | Is the male solitary wasp bigger or smaller than the female solitary wasp? | smaller | [
"Insect\n\nSome insects display a rudimentary sense of numbers, such as the solitary wasps that prey upon a single species. The mother wasp lays her eggs in individual cells and provides each egg with a number of live caterpillars on which the young feed when hatched. Some species of wasp always provide five, other... |
5729873f3f37b3190047847d | What is another name for Colleobola? | Onychiuridae | [
"Insect\n\nA few insects, such as members of the families Poduridae and Onychiuridae (Collembola), Mycetophilidae (Diptera) and the beetle families Lampyridae, Phengodidae, Elateridae and Staphylinidae are bioluminescent. The most familiar group are the fireflies, beetles of the family Lampyridae. Some species are ... |
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