QUESTION 1

1.Omnivorous insects (cockroaches and crickets) have ________and _______ mouthparts.

2.Compound eyes consist of hexagonal elements known as ________.
3.In various insects antennae are known to perceive _____, ______, _______, and _______and ________.
4._________mouthparts are found in mosquitoes and aphids.
5.A membranous region which gives freedom of the movement of the head is called_______.

QUESTION 2

1.Head position is governed by location of mouthparts. List the positions.

2.List the three features of an antennae.

3.(a). Name the types of eyes found on the insects.

(b). Give functions of the eyes named in (a) above.

QUESTION 3

1. Insects belong to which Phylum?

2. What is the meaning of bilaterally symmetrical?

3. Houseflies posses which type of mouthparts?

4.. The lower lip of mouthparts in primitive insects is called______.

5.. The head position when the mouthparts are directed backwards is known as ____.

6. Name the antennal segment attached to the insects’ head capsule.

QUESTION 4

1. What is sexual dimorphism?

2. The siphoning mouthparts modified for flower nectar uptake are found in which insects order?

3. Name the three distinct regions of an insect body.

4.. List three shapes of insects’ antennae.

QUESTION 5

ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE

1. Aquatic arthropods use spiracles for gaseous exchange.

2. Antennae are immobile, segmented, paired appendages.

3. Spiders, mites and scorpions belong to subphylum Chelicerata.

4. a structure specialised for feeding, sensing, orientation and integrating information about
environment is the abdomen.

5. An insect has a hard outer skeleton called exoskeleton.