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| Classification of Grasshopper |
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Definition
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Hexapoda
Class Insecta
Order Orthoptera
Genus Romalea (italic) |
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| Body has three distinct regions (tagmata) |
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Definition
1. head - eyes, ocelli, antennae and mouth parts
2. thorax - three pairs of legs, two pairs of wings
3. abdomen - pair of cerci and ovipositor (male genitalia) |
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| Each segment of insect made up of 3 parts |
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Definition
1. tergum - hard dorsal sclerite
2. sternum - hard ventral sclerite
3. pleuron - membranous |
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Definition
| contain transparent cuticle that acts as a lens |
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Definition
made up of:
1. scape: contains muscles to move antenna
2. pedicel: organ sensitive to movement of antenna
3. flagellum: non-musculated |
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Term
| Mouthparts of grasshopper |
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Definition
1. Labrum: upper lip, underside is called the epipharynx
2. Mandibles: jaws, toothed
3. Maxillae: second pair of jaws under mandibles
4. Hypopharynx: tongue-like structure
5. Labium: lower lip, labial palps on either side |
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Term
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Definition
second tagma divided into three segments:
1. prothorax: bears forelegs
2. mesothorax: middle portion, bears middle legs and forewings
3. metathorax: bears hind legs and hind wings |
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Term
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Definition
1. coxa
2. trochanter
3. femur
4. tibia
5. tarsus |
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Definition
posterior, found on abdomen
sensory in function |
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Definition
posterior end of female is pointed and consists of two pairs of plates with a smaller pair in between forming ovipositor, in between in oviduct
abdomen of male is rounded |
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Term
| To what subphylum and order does the grasshopper belong? |
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Definition
Subphylum Hexopoda
Order Orthoptera |
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| What 3 segments bear legs? |
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Definition
prothorax
mesothorax
metathorax |
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| Name the excretory structures in grasshoppers |
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Definition
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| Name the internal respiratory structures |
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