vocabulary review ch 37 - insects. the study of insects and other terrestrial arthropods entomology
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Ch 37 - InsectsCh 37 - Insects
The study of insects and other
terrestrial arthropods
Entomology
In arthropods, a mouthpart that functions as an
upper lip
Labrum
In insects, a mouthpart that functions as a
lower lip (plural, labia)
Labium
A sound-sensing membrane on the
abdomen of an insect
Tympanum
In many female insects, a
structure that is at the end of the
abdomen and that is used to lay eggs
Ovipositor
A phase in the life cycle of many animals during which a rapid
change from the immature organism to the adult takes place;
an example is the change from larva to
adult in insects
Metamorphosis
An animal life cycle in which the individual undergoes gradual
development through several nymph stages
after the egg stage and before the adult
stageIncomplete
metamorphosis
An immature stage of some insects that is similar in
function and structure to the
adult
Nymph
An animal life cycle in which the
individual undergoes two major stages of development (larva, pupa) between the egg stage and the
adult stageComplete metamorphosi
s
The immobile, nonfeeding stage between the larva and the adult of insects
that have complete metamorphosis; as a pupa,
the organism is usually enclosed in a cocoon or chrysalis and undergoes
important anatomical changes
Pupa
A substance that is released by the body
and that causes another individual of the same species to
react in a predictable way
Pheromone
The interaction between animals
of the same species that are
not related or are only distant
relativesSocial behavior
A bee that does not reproduce but that works for the
community by collecting food and
maintaining the hive
Worker bee
The mature, fertile female that lays
eggs in a colony of bees
Queen bee
A male bee that develops from an unfertilized egg
and functions only to fertilize eggs from the queen
Drone
A high-protein substance secreted by worker bees and fed to a queen bee and female larvae that develop into
queen bees
Royal jelly
A pheromone that is produced by a queen bee and that prevents other female larvae from
developing into queensQueen factor
Self-sacrificing behavior that
benefits another individual
Altruistic behavior
A mechanism for increasing the
frequency of one’s genes in a population
by helping increase the reproductive success
of relatives
Kin selection