Great for science students, these printable biology flash cards deal with the genetic structure of insects
There are 36 flash cards in this set (6 pages to print.)
To use:
1. Print out the cards.
2. Cut along the dashed lines.
3. Fold along the solid lines.
Sample flash cards in this set:
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| Invertebrate | animals with no backbone. |
| Arthropod | invertebrates that have external skeletons, jointed appendages, and segmented bodies. |
| Exoskeleton | A strong, lightweight outer skeleton made mostly of protein and chitin that provides the arthropod with protection, strength and support. |
| Chitin | A tough material that help make up an arthropod's external skeleton. |
| Antennae | helps insect feel, hear, and taste. |
| Spiracles | tiny openings in the insect's abdomen through which air enters the breathing tubes. |
| Metamorphosis | change in form |
| Complete Metamorphosis | going through each stage: egg, larva, pupa, adult |
| Incomplete metamorphosis | A type of metamorphosis that goes through these stages: egg, nymph, adult. |
| Molt | When an insect sheds is exoskeleton during growth. |
| Entomologist | Scientist who studies insects |
| Nocturnal | Active at night |
| Arachnids | spider, harvestman, scorpions, ticks, and mites |
| Cephalothorax | The body region of a spider that is like a head and thorax combined. |
| Setae | Sensitive hairs found on a spider's body that give the spider its sense of touch. |
| Book Lung | the breathing organ of a spider; made up of several thin sheets of tissue filled with blood vessels |
| Ballooning | The method by which young spiders sail through the air on silk strands that carry them away from their place of birth. |
| Spinnerets | Tubelike structures in a spider's abdomen that the spider uses to make silk threads. |
| The Classification System | 1. Kingdom (animals) 2. Phylum (vertebrates) 3. Class (mammals) 4. Order (Carnivores) 5. Family (felids) 6. Genus (felis) 7. Species (catus) |
| Orthoptera | Straight wings |
| Coleoptera | Sheath wings |
| Homoptera | Same wings |
| Hymenoptera | Membrane wing |
| Lepidopter | Scale wings |
| Hemiptera | Half wing |
| Diptera | Two wings |
| Plankton | Microscopic plants and animals |
| Regeneration | Replacement of lost body parts. |
| Centipede | One-hundred footed |
| Millipede | One-thousand footed |
| Carnivore | Flesh-eater |
| Herbivore | Plant-eater |
| Gastropod | Stomach-footed |
| Cephalopod | Head-footed |
| Cell | Smallest living unit in any living organism |
| 3 main parts of plant and animal cells | 1. Cell membrane - surrounds cell and protects it. 2. Cytoplasm - jellylike fluid that fills the cell. 3. Nucleus - located in the center of the cell. Directs the work of the cell. |
