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larvae have ... adapted for
chewing and scraping
mandibles
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A few species of mosquitoes (e.g.,
Toxorhynchites spp.) are ... on
other aquatic arthropods; these larvae
have mandibles adapted for ... and
...
- predaceous
- tearing
- shredding
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The amount of ... available to larvae is
one of the factors that determine the time
needed to complete ... development.
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If ... is limited, larval developmental
time is extended.
food
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The digestive tract changes from that of
a larva to an adult during the pupal stage,
and so, the pupal does not ..
feed
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Both male and female adult mosquitoes
drink water and feed on sugar sources
such as ... or ....
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Most female mosquitoes require vertebrate ... to develop eggs for reproduction, and except under special situations, blood does not
contribute to ....
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Both males and females use the ... for feeding
proboscis
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Mosquitoes in the genus ... do not feed on vertebrate blood.
Toxorhynchites
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... is the term used
to describe the development of eggs to
maturity without a blood meal, and this
trait appears in many species under various
circumstances.
autogeny
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... is difficult for larvae. Larvae that
live in ... habitats tend towards ... water uptake and loss of ions through ....
- hydration
- freshwater
- excess
- osmosis
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... is the biological mechanism by which water passes through semi-permeable membranes from the side of the membrane having a lower concentration of ions to the side of the membrane having the higher concentration of membranes.
Osmosis
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Larvae in ... habitats tend to lose
...
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larvae in ... habitats drink large amounts of water and by selective removal of ions by a set of organs called the ... ... and
by the ....
- saline
- Malpighian tubules
- rectum
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