QUESTIONS. 341 



is said of their wings ? legs ? of their bodies ? their food ? Give 

 a more particular account of the structure and uses of their various 

 organs : legs, wings, balancers, &c. ; the abdomen. 



(P. 69.) What are metamorphoses ? Give an account of the Butter- 

 fly. What is the larva ? the chrysalis ? Do or do not all insects pasa 

 through these changes ? 



What useful purposes do insects serve in the animal kingdom ? In- 

 to how many Orders did Linnaeus divide them ? *^s~ 



(P. 71 .) What is the name, and wfiat the characteristics, of the First 

 Order? Give examples. 



The name and characteristics of the Second. Examples. 



The name and characteristics of the Third. Examples. 



The name and characteristics of the Fourth. Describe the Dragon- 

 fly ; the Ant-lion. 



What is the Fifth Order? the characteristics? examples. 



JVawie the Sixth Order ; characteristics ; examples. 



The Seventh Order ; characteristics ; examples. What is said of 

 Spiders? What are included in this family? Give some account of 

 the Spider ; his habitation and habits. What is said of the Tarantula 

 and Scorpion? 



SECTION VII. 

 j^ Class VI. Crustacea. 



(P. 74.) WHAT is THE SECOND CLASS OF THE INVERTEBRAL ANI- 

 MALS ? What are the most common example^ of this class? Give the 

 characteristics. What is said of the renewal of the shell? of the 

 claws ? antennas ? their senses ? the position of the eye ? De- 

 scribe the structure of the stomach, and the process of mastication 

 Mention their abode, and use for man. 



SECTION VI11. 

 Class V1L Mottusca. 



(P. 76.) WHAT is THE THIRD CLASS OF THE INVERTEBRAL ANI- 

 MALS ? Name the examples. Give the characteristics. What is the 

 mantle? What is said of the nervous system of the Mollusca? How 

 is their respiration ? Their circulation ? Organs of digestion? 



(P. 78 > What animals are inchided in the First Order of this doss f 

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