Materials for the course "Ecology of Arthropods" by N.Yu. Polchaninova

At the request of Nina Yuriivna Polchaninova, we are publishing materials for the course «Ecology of Arthropods». Will be updated... A. Questions for the presentation "Aquatic Environment" Slide 2 – what does "mesohaline" mean? Slide 25 – what are those outgrowths, what are they for? Why does the body shape in specimen No. 5 differ so much from specimens 1–3? What lifestyle might larva No. 4 lead? Slide 26 – whose larvae are these? Slide 28 – label: a) the taxonomic group of the larvae (overall and for each one), b) lifestyle – plankton, benthos, how they move, etc., c) how they breathe, d) what they feed on? Slide 29 – Oplodonta – what is its relevance to our topic? Slide 30 – label the names of the hemipterans. And what is Neuroptera doing here? Slide 31 – what aquatic Lepidoptera larvae exist, and how do they survive there? Ants that have adapted to life in the tidal zone B. Questions for the presentation "Soil Environment" 1. How is soil formed? 2. Which groups of arthropods live in soil a – permanently b – at the egg or larval stage 3. What methods are used to collect soil invertebrates? 4. What types of feeding and life forms of oribatid mites do you know? 5. What organisms are called peregrine? Give examples of peregrine soil invertebrates. 6. What is the practical application of this science?