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| in chewing insects, the upper "lip." |
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| an immature from the orders which exhibit complete metamorphosis (Neuroptera, Coleoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera), or a first instar mite. |
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| the biconvex structure in the human eye that focuses light onto the retina. |
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| a type of sensory structure that captures light. |
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| 18th century Swedish naturalist, considered to be the father of organismal classification. |
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| genetic changes occurring on a grand scale and over a long period of time, leading to new species. |
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| the larva of the Diptera. |
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| a disease caused by protozoa in the genus Plasmodium, and vectored by mosquitoes in the genus Anopheles. |
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| part of the insect excretory system, they function to filter nitrogenous wastes from the insect's body, analogous to human kidneys. |
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| an animal characterized by feeding the young through mammary glands. |
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| the stout tooth-like mouthpart of chewing or mandibulate insects. |
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| a mammal that raises its young primarily outside of the body, in a pouch. |
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| the slender tooth-like mouthpart of chewing or mandibulate insects. |
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| a phenomenon that is an indicator of how well a group of organisms is performing on Earth. |
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| a sensory structure comprised of cuticle, attached to a single neuron, that responds to touch, vibration or sound. |
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| the division of germ cells, which results in four haploid gametes. |
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| the arthropod transformation from egg to immature to adult. |
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| the change in allele frequency within a population.A109 |
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| located in the middle of the stomach, it contains the gastric caecae and further breaks down the food. |
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| having the colors or patterns of dangerous or poisonous animals, while not being dangerous or poisonous. |
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| the outer layer of the integument, which is shed during the molting process. |
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| the shedding of the cuticle, which takes place between stages of immature insects. |
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| A member of the Lepidoptera which is nocturnal, usually drab in coloration and whose antennae are feathery or multisegmented. |
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| having more than two generations per year. |
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| a change in an organisms DNA, which may have negative, neutral or positive consequences. |
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| a symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit. |
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| the collective term for predators, parasitoids and pathogens, which kill insects and mites and lower their population density. |
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| a principle proposed by Darwin which states that an organism less adapted to its environment will have lower fitness (produce fewer offspring). |
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| the cell of the nervous system, responsible for receiving and transmitting nerve impulses from one area of the body to another. |
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| Newtons Law of Universal Gravitation |
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| the principle that every object in the universe has a gravitational pull on every other object. |
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| an immature louse (Phthiraptera). |
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| Nucleotide (nucleic acid) |
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| a molecule consisting of a sugar (deoxyribose), a nitrogenous base (A,T,C or G) and a phosphate. |
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| the part of the cell which contains the genetic material (DNA). |
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| an immature from the orders which exhibit incomplete metamorphosis. |
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| the simple eye of many insects; located on the vertex and next to the compound eyes; sensitive to light which helps the insect keep track of day and night. |
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| a subunit that makes up the compound eye; the more subunits, the higher visual acuity. |
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| a case in which eggs are deposited, characteristic of Blattodea and Mantodea. |
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| in the human eye, an aggregation of nerve cells which carry information from the eye to the brain. |
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| a class of insecticides which interferes with the transmission of information across the synapse between nerve cells. |
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| the birthing strategy in which eggs are laid into the environment. |
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| a birthing strategy in which eggs are retained in the female until they hatch, whereby a nymph or larva is deposited into the environment. |
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| a variation on convergent evolution, in which organisms adapt to similar conditions in disparate part of the world, resulting in organismal counterparts. |
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| an organism which lives on or in a host organism, and feeds on that host, typically without killing it. |
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| a relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed. |
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| reproduction without males; also known as asexual reproduction. |
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| a sensory appendage on the head region of the Arachnida. |
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| an element or chemical used to kill, harm or reduce damage from a pest. |
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| the biological and physical characteristics of an organism, based on its genotype. |
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| a biochemical produced by an individual and which elicits a reaction from a member of the same species. |
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| one of the vascular tissues of a plant, which primarily carries sugars and amino acids. |
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