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What is the function of the exoskeleton in insects?
What is the function of the exoskeleton in insects?
- Acts as external armour, provides space for muscle attachment, and prevents water loss (correct)
- Serves as a sensory organ, aids in camouflage, and supports locomotion
- Promotes digestion, facilitates respiration, and enables temperature regulation
- Aids in flight, stores excess water, and enhances reproduction
How do insects minimize water loss from their body surface?
How do insects minimize water loss from their body surface?
- By increasing metabolic water production, promoting evaporation, and opening spiracles
- By increasing body surface area, reducing wax production, and opening spiracles
- By using lipids and polyphenols for waterproofing, developing a wax layer, and closing spiracles (correct)
- By reducing lipid production, increasing spiracle size, and promoting water loss through the skin
What physiological and ecological advantages are conferred by the small size of most insects?
What physiological and ecological advantages are conferred by the small size of most insects?
- Access to numerous ecological niches, less space and energy requirements, and maximum energy utilization (correct)
- Access to fewer ecological niches, excessive space and energy requirements, and minimal energy utilization
- Reduced ecological niches, increased space and energy requirements, and minimal energy utilization
- Access to limited ecological niches, excessive space and energy requirements, and minimal energy utilization
What is the purpose of the tracheal system of respiration in insects?
What is the purpose of the tracheal system of respiration in insects?
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What contributes to the high reproductive potential of insects?
What contributes to the high reproductive potential of insects?
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What is one of the reasons for the dominance of insects?
What is one of the reasons for the dominance of insects?
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Why do insects thrive well under varied conditions?
Why do insects thrive well under varied conditions?
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What contributes to the high number of individuals in a single insect species?
What contributes to the high number of individuals in a single insect species?
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What allows insects to have a good track record of adaption under different conditions?
What allows insects to have a good track record of adaption under different conditions?
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Which factor contributes to making insects the earliest groups to make their life on earth and to occupy vast habitats?
Which factor contributes to making insects the earliest groups to make their life on earth and to occupy vast habitats?
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