Vocabulary Review

1
Vocabulary Review

• Ch 37 - Insects

2
The study of insects and other terrestrial
arthropods
Entomology
3
In arthropods, a mouthpart that functions as an
upper lip
Labrum
4
In insects, a mouthpart that functions as a lower
lip (plural, labia)
Labium
5
A sound-sensing membrane on the abdomen of an
insect
Tympanum
6
In many female insects, a structure that is at
the end of the abdomen and that is used to lay
eggs
Ovipositor
7
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
8
An animal life cycle in which the individual
undergoes gradual development through several
nymph stages after the egg stage and before the
adult stage
Incomplete metamorphosis
9
An immature stage of some insects that is similar
in function and structure to the adult
Nymph
10
An animal life cycle in which the individual
undergoes two major stages of development (larva,
pupa) between the egg stage and the adult stage
Complete metamorphosis
11
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
12
A substance that is released by the body and that
causes another individual of the same species to
react in a predictable way
Pheromone
13
The interaction between animals of the same
species that are not related or are only distant
relatives
Social behavior
14
A bee that does not reproduce but that works for
the community by collecting food and maintaining
the hive
Worker bee
15
The mature, fertile female that lays eggs in a
colony of bees
Queen bee
16
A male bee that develops from an unfertilized egg
and functions only to fertilize eggs from the
queen
Drone
17
A high-protein substance secreted by worker bees
and fed to a queen bee and female larvae that
develop into queen bees
Royal jelly
18
A pheromone that is produced by a queen bee and
that prevents other female larvae from developing
into queens
Queen factor
19
Self-sacrificing behavior that benefits another
individual
Altruistic behavior
20
A mechanism for increasing the frequency of ones
genes in a population by helping increase the
reproductive success of relatives
Kin selection