entomology Lecture Exam I – review
Biology 4415.01
Spring, 2014
Lecture Exam I – review
Science of Entomology
Factors contributing to ecological success of insects
Economic significance – beneficial and detrimental aspects of insects (to man)
Definition of “pest” – difference between key, secondary, and sporadic pests
General characteristics of Phylum Arthropoda
Characteristics of Class Insecta
Phylogeny and Systematics of the Arthropods
Major distinguishing characteristics of members of Phylum Arthropoda
Major distinguishing characteristics of Class Insecta
Classification of Biological Organisms
Difference(s) between conventional taxonomy and systematics
Concept of binomial nomenclature – contributions of Carolus Linnaeus – components and importance of scientific name
Major taxonomic categories – Kingdom through species; importance of scientific name(s)
Distinction between Apterygota and Pterygota - Paleoptera and Neoptera - Exopterygota and Endopterygota – Ametabola, Hemimetabola and Holometabola – be able to categorize the Orders we covered into one or more of these categories
Goals and significance of phylogenetic trees
Insect Morphology
Major components of insect head – mouthparts, types of mouthparts and their function (e.g., chewing, siphoning, piercing-sucking), orientation of mouthparts (prognathous, hypognathous, opisthognathous), components and function of insect antennae, the major types of photoreceptors (compound eyes, ocelli), segments of thorax and their nomenclature (including dorsal, side and ventral plates), the major segments of insect leg, major types and function(s) of the insect leg (e.g., saltatorial – for jumping), the major types of insect wings (membraneous, tegmina, hemelytra, elytra) and significant modifications of wings (e.g., halteres), segmentation and appendages of the insect abdomen (e.g., nomenclature of upper and lower segments, cerci and larvapods).
Insect Classification
Know the ordinal and common names
Spring, 2014
Lecture Exam I – review
Science of Entomology
Factors contributing to ecological success of insects
Economic significance – beneficial and detrimental aspects of insects (to man)
Definition of “pest” – difference between key, secondary, and sporadic pests
General characteristics of Phylum Arthropoda
Characteristics of Class Insecta
Phylogeny and Systematics of the Arthropods
Major distinguishing characteristics of members of Phylum Arthropoda
Major distinguishing characteristics of Class Insecta
Classification of Biological Organisms
Difference(s) between conventional taxonomy and systematics
Concept of binomial nomenclature – contributions of Carolus Linnaeus – components and importance of scientific name
Major taxonomic categories – Kingdom through species; importance of scientific name(s)
Distinction between Apterygota and Pterygota - Paleoptera and Neoptera - Exopterygota and Endopterygota – Ametabola, Hemimetabola and Holometabola – be able to categorize the Orders we covered into one or more of these categories
Goals and significance of phylogenetic trees
Insect Morphology
Major components of insect head – mouthparts, types of mouthparts and their function (e.g., chewing, siphoning, piercing-sucking), orientation of mouthparts (prognathous, hypognathous, opisthognathous), components and function of insect antennae, the major types of photoreceptors (compound eyes, ocelli), segments of thorax and their nomenclature (including dorsal, side and ventral plates), the major segments of insect leg, major types and function(s) of the insect leg (e.g., saltatorial – for jumping), the major types of insect wings (membraneous, tegmina, hemelytra, elytra) and significant modifications of wings (e.g., halteres), segmentation and appendages of the insect abdomen (e.g., nomenclature of upper and lower segments, cerci and larvapods).
Insect Classification
Know the ordinal and common names