1 million correct answers Approximate number of known insect species
10 million correct answers Potential number of insect species
Deep Oceans, Highest mountain peaks, Coldest areas of Arctic and Antarctic correct answers
General Habitats in which insects are not found
Crops, cultivated plants, stored products, structures, dwellings, furnishings, Disease transmission
to humans and animals, Annoyance correct answers Areas in which insects compete with humans
Pollinators, Food for animals (humans), Indicators of environmental quality, Art, music,
literature, Movies, hobbies, profession correct answers Beneficial aspects of insects
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species (King Philip Came Over For Great
Soup) correct answers The basic units of hierarchical classification
Monera=bacteria, Protista=amoeba, paramecium, algae, etc., Plantae=plants, Fungi=fungi,
Animalia=animals correct answers The five common kingdoms
Carolus Linnaleus correct answers "Father of Modern Taxonomy" Used in binomial
classification consistently in 10th edition of Systemae Naturae in 1758
Binomial Classification correct answers Scientific name that consists of genus and species names
Derivation of Phylum ; Name Arthropoda correct answers Arthro="joint", Poda="foot" (Animals
with jointed appendages such as legs)
External Characteristics of a Generalized Arthropod correct answers 1. Bilateral symmetry
, 2. Body Segmented
3. Pair of appendages on each body segment
4. Some appendages lacking in many groups
5. Segmental appendages just posterior to the mouth became mouthparts
6. Body covered by a continuous cuticle secreted by the epidermis
Internal Characteristics of a Generalized Arthropod correct answers 1. Dorsal contractile heart in
a pericardial sinus
2. A ventral nervous system consisting of two nerve trunks with paired segmental ganglia
3. Lining of the foregut and hindgut, respiratory tubes, and parts of glands lined with cuticle
Subphyla of Arthropods correct answers Chelicerata and Mandibulata
The five major classes of arthropods correct answers Arachnida (Chelicerata), Chilopoda
(Mandibulata), Diplopoda (Mandibulata), Insecta (Mandibulata), and Crustacea (Mandibulata)
Characteristics of Chelicerata correct answers Ticks, mites, scorpions, daddy-longlegs, Body
divided into cephalothorax and abdomen, No antennae, and Four pairs of legs
Common Names and Anatomical Characteristics of Arachnida correct answers 1. Lack antennae
2. Four pairs of legs
3. Mouthparts chelicerate
4. Body divided into cephalothorax and abdomen
Major Orders of Arachnida correct answers Scorpiones (Scorpions), Araneae (Spiders), Acari
(Ticks and Mites), and Opiliones (Daddy-longlegs)
Scorpion correct answers Common Name of Scorpiones