Insect Orders and Characteristics

The video explores the subclass Pterygota, focusing on various insect orders such as Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Orthoptera, and more. It details their characteristics, lifecycles, and ecological roles. The video highlights the diversity and adaptations of these insects, including their metamorphosis processes and predatory behaviors.

Which order is known for its short-lived adult stage and aquatic nymphs?

• Neuroptera

• Orthoptera

• Ephemeroptera

• Odonata

What distinguishes dragonflies from damselflies?

• Dragonflies have wings along the body at rest

• Damselflies have eyes together

• Dragonflies have eyes together and wings up or out at rest

• Damselflies are larger

Which suborder of Orthoptera includes grasshoppers and locusts?

• Caelifera

• Ensifera

• Zygoptera

• Epiprocta

What is a common characteristic of Neuropteran adults?

• They have two wings

• They have four large membranous wings

• They are wingless

• They have vestigial mouthparts

Which order is known for its members resembling sticks or leaves?

• Phasmatodea

• Neuroptera

• Dermaptera

• Orthoptera

What is unique about the order Embioptera?

• They spin silk from glands on their forelegs

• They are wingless

• They are known as stoneflies

• They have a larval stage

Which order includes insects that are secondarily wingless?

• Plecoptera

• Notoptera

• Zoraptera

• Embioptera

What distinguishes earwigs from other insects?

• They have forceps-like pincers on their abdomen

• They have long antennae

• They are aquatic

• They are herbivores

What is a characteristic feature of angel insects?

• They are predatory

• They have a larval stage

• They are polymorphic

• They are large

Which order is known for its cultural impact and predatory nature?

• Phasmatodea

• Mantodea

• Zoraptera

• Dermaptera