1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Ipatiy [6.2K]
3 years ago
13

List three different functional types of insect (a) legs, (b) wings, and (c) mouthparts and give an example of each.

Biology
2 answers:
aalyn [17]3 years ago
8 0
Legs
Cursorial legs.  These are the types of legs most people likely think of if they’ve ever pondered insect legs before.  Cursorial is a fancy word for running, so these are the kinds of legs you see on swiftly moving insects such as roaches and tiger beetles.    Cursorial legs tend to be long and narrow and are designed so that the insect can move very quickly.  Things with this type of leg are often hard to catch – or hard to step on if you’re dealing with roaches.

Saltatorial legs.  Saltatorial legs are jumping legs.Grasshoppers are the poster insects for saltatorial legs, but other jumping insects like fleas have them as well.  Saltatorial legs work well for jumping because they are enlarged legs filled with bulky, strong muscles.  All those muscles allow insects with this type of leg to jump, propelling themselves forward very long distances very quickly.  Saltatorial legs are usually hind legs.

Natatorial legs.  Natatorial is another word for swimming, so insects with natatorial legs are aquatic insects that require modified legs to move easily through water.  Natatorial legs are often flattened, broad, and fringed with dense hairs, as in the image of the predaceous diving beetle hind leg pictured at right.  These adaptations have the same sort of effect as a human wearing flippers as they swim – they increase the surface area of the legs as they kick, allowing the insect to move more easily through water.  Many aquatic insects exhibit natatorial legs, especially in the hind and middle pairs of legs, but not all of them do.  They are especially common in aquatic beetles and bugs.

wings
Scaly: examples Moths and Butterflies: These wings are covered with scales which are unicellular, flattened outgrowths of the body wall. Scales are responsible for colour. They are important in smoothening the airflow over wings and body. They also insulate the insect against cold.

Membranous: examples  Dragon Fly , Honeybee , and Termites: These wings are thin and transparent. They are supported by a system of tubular veins. They are useful in flight.

Hemelytra: examples Red Cotton Bug: The basal half of the wing is thick and leathery. The distal half is membranous. They are protective in function and not involved in flight.

mouthparts
Many moths and butterflies have siphoning mouthparts that are adapted to draw nectar from long-throated flowers. Unlike piercing-sucking mouthparts, these do not penetrate into the plant. When at rest, the tube is held as a coil under the head. A few moths have tubes that may be several inches in length when extended.

The other common type is that of the sponging mouthparts. Many of the flies, including the house fly, blow flies, and fruit flies have sponging mouthparts. Sponging mouthparts appear as a conical process with sponge like lobes at the end. This type of mouth is modified to lap up liquids. These flies often use enzymes to liquify the food before feeding.

Many of the insect have chewing mouthparts, including beetles (Coleoptera), caterpillars (Lepidoptera), the Orthoptrea, and termites (Isoptera). Insects with chewing mouthparts leave noticeable holes in leaves, wood, or fruit. Insecticides that lay on the surface of the plant may be effective as these insects often consume more of the surface area of plants than insects with piercing-sucking mouthparts.
Feliz [49]3 years ago
7 0
The legs of an insect are used to taste things walk jump and climb.
wings are for flying and sometimes camouflage 
The mouth parts are for piercing and sucking their prey
You might be interested in
what is one characteristic of life that is not essential to the life of the organism but is necessary to its species
denis23 [38]

Answer:

The answer is reproduction.

5 0
3 years ago
How are species related to the concept of biodiversity
liraira [26]

Species are diverse because there are so many and they are all different. Each species is biologically diverse from another. Biodiversity leads to adaptations and natural selection.

7 0
3 years ago
To be considered part of the same population organisms must have a reasonable chance of mating with each other. Are two wild ros
IRISSAK [1]

Two questions have been asked, and responded to

Answer:

For question 1: The statement is true

For question 2: Yes, the two wild roses are of the same population

Explanation:

Population is simply the total number of organisms of the same species LIVING and BREEDING together in a given area.

I) To be considered part of the same population, two of more organisms MUST BE able to mate i.e produce gametes that are viable enough to fuse together and create new offsprings.

2) Yes! Two wild roses separated by a wide road belong to the SAME POPULATION because

- it is still a given area or habitat

- transfer of pollen grains by agents such as wind or insects is possible, thus breeding still occurs.

4 0
3 years ago
Which best describes autolysis
Natali5045456 [20]
Hello,

Here is your answer:

The proper answer to this question is "the destruction of cells or tissues".

If you need anymore help feel free to ask me!

Hope this helps!
7 0
3 years ago
Not too sure about this question ↑ ​
Mashutka [201]

Answer:

the umbilical cord is connected to both the mother and the unborn child and so tranfers nutrients from the mothers blood to that of the baby's blood

7 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • A student creates the table above as a study guide. evaluate the accuracy of the information shown. the information is not accur
    9·1 answer
  • Study the map and read the chart. What approximate percentages of land have been used for housing and pasture areas? (site 1)
    10·1 answer
  • The ability to do work is called
    10·2 answers
  • In animals, an individual consisting of diploid cells is usually the life stage that signals to attract a mate and discriminates
    10·1 answer
  • What would be the probability of obtaining 6 offspring, 4 of which were dominant and 2 recessive if it was a test cross (Aa x aa
    6·1 answer
  • Rotenone is a poison commonly added to insecticides. Rotenone binds tightly with one of the electron carrier molecules in the el
    6·1 answer
  • I need help with a science problem!
    5·2 answers
  • A) chromatin<br> b) chromosome <br> c) centromere<br> d) chromatid
    6·1 answer
  • What biosafety levels do most introductory microbiology students work with.
    11·1 answer
  • A high-fiber diet may improve blood cholesterol measurements because Multiple select question. increased insulin secretion resul
    12·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!