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Adventure three PrevIeW QuIZ Adventure three PrevIeW QuIZ
true or false: true or false:
1. A familiarity with the antennae of insects can help us identify them. T F 1. A familiarity with the antennae of insects can help us identify them. T F
2. Ants have “elbowed” antennae. T F 2. Ants have “elbowed” antennae. T F
3. Termites do not have “elbowed” antennae. T F 3. Termites do not have “elbowed” antennae. T F
4. The grease and thief ant are two names for the same ant. T F 4. The grease and thief ant are two names for the same ant. T F
5. Sometimes we can tell the sex of an insect by observing its antennae. T F 5. Sometimes we can tell the sex of an insect by observing its antennae. T F
6. Termite soldiers and workers are blind. T F 6. Termite soldiers and workers are blind. T F
7. To insects, the loss of their antennae means disorientation. T F 7. To insects, the loss of their antennae means disorientation. T F
8. German cockroaches rest in the daytime in dark crevices. T F 8. German cockroaches rest in the daytime in dark crevices. T F
9. Some insects have two types of eyes. T F 9. Some insects have two types of eyes. T F
10. Adult wood boring beetles are attracted to light while clothes moths are repelled. T F 10. Adult wood boring beetles are attracted to light while clothes moths are repelled. T F
GRAPHICS uSING THE LINNAEuS SYSTEM GRAPHICS uSING THE LINNAEuS SYSTEM
BuMBLE BEE, CARPENTER BEE, BuMBLE BEE, CARPENTER BEE,
AFRICANIzED HONEY BEE, & EuROPEAN HONEY BEE AFRICANIzED HONEY BEE, & EuROPEAN HONEY BEE
KINGDOM KINGDOM
Animal Animal
PHYLuM PHYLuM
Arthropoda Arthropoda
CLASS CLASS
Insecta Insecta
ORDER ORDER
Hymenoptera Hymenoptera
Note: the order Hymenoptera FAMILY Note: the order Hymenoptera FAMILY
also includes Ants and Wasps. also includes Ants and Wasps.
Apidae Apidae
GENuS GENuS GENuS GENuS GENuS GENuS
Bombus Xylocopa Apis Bombus Xylocopa Apis
SPECIES SPECIES SPECIES SPECIES SPECIES SPECIES SPECIES SPECIES
polaris virginica mellifera mellifera polaris virginica mellifera mellifera
scutellata scutellata
(Bumble Bee) (Carpenter Bee) (European Honey (Africanized (Bumble Bee) (Carpenter Bee) (European Honey (Africanized
Bee) Honey Bee) Bee) Honey Bee)
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