front 1 Insects make up | back 1 the highest proportion of earth's organism - 5 mill yet to be discovered - make up 50% of species |
front 2 Biodiversity | back 2 number and variety of species in an ecosystem |
front 3 Insect biomass * ants and termites present 33% of all animal biomass in Amazonian rainforest | back 3 number of individuals per species impressive |
front 4 Adaptive radiation * determined by the richness of plants species which insects feed | back 4 evolutionary divergence of members in a single lineage INTO a series of adaptive zones with different niches |
front 5 Adaptive zone | back 5 life common group of characterized species mechanisms to exploit it |
front 6 Radiation of beetles have many adapative zones such as * most diverse in the planet | back 6 - leaf feeding - wood boring - dung feeding - aquatic predators |
front 7 What are the setbacks for Biodiversity? | back 7 Be measured at any scale ** Due to size ** Numerous species hard to get through ** Alot of representation of biomass so the chances of counting the same species twice will be high |
front 8 Mouthpart adaptation allow insects | back 8 to diversify their nutritional resources |
front 9 Mouthparts may vary between immature and adult species, causing ** gives rise to biodiversity bc they give them better adaptation | back 9 Separate ecological niches |
front 10 What adaptations give rise to insect biodiversity? | back 10 - Flying - Metamorphosis - Diverse niches |
front 11 Adaptive radiation * determined by the richness of plants species which insects feed | back 11 Evolutionary divergence of members in a single lineage INTO a series of adaptive zones with different ecological niches |
front 12 Coevolution | back 12 when two or more species impact each others evolutionary trajectory |
front 13 Half of all insect species are | back 13 phytophagous |
front 14 More than 2/3 of flowering plants are | back 14 insect pollinated |
front 15 Plants have developed specific traits to | back 15 attract/trick insects into pollinating them Ex. Proboscis(a long stem connected to an animal used to pollinate) |
front 16 Fun Fact: Xanthopan Morganii praedicta was observed feeding on nectars of orchids and transferring pollen | back 16 no data |
front 17 Fig tress are pollinated by | back 17 fig wasps |
front 18 Female fig wasps will enter the syconium (false fruit) | back 18 to lay its eggs{ carries them into new place} |
front 19 Selective pressure have led to | back 19 insects adapted to human environments such as our food, homes |
front 20 Aedes aegypti * constrained in forests of Africa | back 20 yellow fever mosquito * well adapted to urban environments * Anthropophilic - an important vector |
front 21 german cockroaches are not found in | back 21 natural environments, only their close relatives |
front 22 Ae. aegypti aegypti developed preference for | back 22 human scent, spread alongside ppl |
front 23 Termites require * trichonympha found in guts | back 23 symbiotic flagellates to digest cellulose |
front 24 Aphids require symbiont to | back 24 provide amino acids |
front 25 Loiasis * Filarial worms spread by deerflies | back 25 migrate to surface of skin when flies are most active |
front 26 Malaria | back 26 has required both mosquitoes and human host to complete reproduction and development |