Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 5RQ
In England, “daddy longlegs” refers to a long-legged fly, but the same name refers to a spider-like animal in the United States. How do scientists attempt to avoid such confusion?
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USE THE DICHOTOMOUS KEY BELOW TO IDENTIFY EACH INSECT IN THE PICTURE. WRITE THE ORDER NAME OF EACH INSECT'S PICTURE IN THE SPACE PROVIDED.
INSECT DICHOTOMOUS KEY
1. DOES THE INSECT HAVE WINGS?
IF YES - GO TO STEP 2
IF NO - ORDER HEMIPTERA
2. DOES THE INSECT HAVE PARALLEL WINGS? (HINT: PARALLEL WINGS DON'T STICK OUT TO THE SIDE)
IF YES - GO TO STEP 3
IF NO - GO TO STEP 4
3. DOES THE INSECT HAVE PARALLEL LINE DOWN THE BACK THAT DIVIDES THE WINGS?
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IF NO - ORDER ORTHOPTERA
4. DOES THE INSECT HAVE 4 TOTAL WINGS?
IF YES - GO TO STEP 5
IF NO - ORDER DIPTERA
5. DOES THE INSECT HAVE LONG ANTENNAE?
IF YES - GO TO STEP 6
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6. DOES THE INSECT HAVE A SMALL BODY WITH LARGE FAN-SHAPED WINGS?
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IF NO - ORDER HYMENOPTERA
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Chapter 19 Solutions
Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
Ch. 19.1 - Origin of a Killer Analysis of nucleotide...Ch. 19.1 - explain why scientific names are necessary?Ch. 19.1 - Analysis of human chromosome 2 revealed that it...Ch. 19.1 - describe the type of similarities that...Ch. 19.1 - Prob. 3CYLCh. 19.2 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 19.2 - Prob. 1TCCh. 19.2 - explain how scientists discovered that prokaryotes...Ch. 19.3 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 19.3 - Prob. 1HYEW
Ch. 19.3 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 19.4 - Prob. 1CSRCh. 19 - Applying the Concepts The pressures created by...Ch. 19 - Prob. 1FIBCh. 19 - Prob. 1MCCh. 19 - What contributions did Linnaeus and Darwin make to...Ch. 19 - Applying the Concepts 2. During major floods, only...Ch. 19 - Prob. 2FIBCh. 19 - To be informative for reconstructing the phylogeny...Ch. 19 - Prob. 2RQCh. 19 - Consider the following list of groups: (1)...Ch. 19 - In Linnaean classification, the eight major...Ch. 19 - Prob. 3MCCh. 19 - What techniques might you use to determine whether...Ch. 19 - Systematists determine the evolutionary...Ch. 19 - In modern systematics, classifications are...Ch. 19 - Only a small fraction of the total number of...Ch. 19 - Prob. 5FIBCh. 19 - Which of the following includes all the domains...Ch. 19 - In England, daddy longlegs refers to a long-legged...Ch. 19 - The number of named species is about ________, but...Ch. 19 - Why are species designations of asexually...
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