Exam 3 on
Wednesday
1. Bring the scantrons and no 2 pencils
2. Study the powerpoint notes online: (hint: some words
are in red font and might be important to know for the exam! :)
3. ALEs: we did mostly comparative morphology and
models so at least one model will be on the exam
4. Learn morphology (drawings in the book) and key
characters
5. Greek derivations of order names, feeding style,
type of mouthparts, the important features of life
history
Plant-Aphid-Ant-Lady
beetle
plant
(-)
(+)
aphid
ant
Aphids have a negative effect on the plants.
Aphids benefit the ants by providing the ants with a food
source.
Plant-Aphid-Ant-Lady
beetle
(-)
plant
(-)
(+)
aphid
ant
(+)
(+)
(-)
lady beetle
(-)
Class meeting Oct.
31st
Objectives:
1. Distinguish among Megaloptera,
Rhaphidioptera and Neuroptera
2. Contrast feeding styles and their respective
benefits and costs
3. Graph relationships between plants,
herbivores and predators
ALE 1: (GW, ~7min)
1. Pick at least two key features
unique to each order
2. What other order/orders do
these insects remind you of?
How will you distinguish them
from the Megaloptera,
Rhaphidioptera and
Neuroptera?
ALE 2:
1. All orders we’re talking about today are
predaceous: what orders that we talked about
before are strictly herbivorous? what orders feed
strictly on dead matter?
2. Is it more advantageous to be predaceous or
herbivorous? Why?