Compare and contrast structures used by insects, fish, birds and mammals to produce sound.Hi, this is a science question i'm supposed to answer. I...

Insects make sound in a variety of ways. Generally
speaking, they use their appendages to make sounds. They do this mechanically. Crickets
use a method called stridulation. Stridulation is sound made by rubbing body parts
together. Cicadas make noise in a different way. They have special modifications in
their musculature that allow them to be very loud.

Most
fish are not capable of making sound but there are some. The Midshipman fish is capable
of making noise by using sound producing muscles that are attached to their swim
bladder.

Birds make sound using an organ called syrinx. The
syrinx is a set muscles . They are located where the bronchial tubes meet the trachea.
There is an air sac next to this organ that builds pressure in the syrinx. It is very
small but very efficient in making noise.

Mammals make
noise by using the vocal cords. Vocal cords are mucous membranes that stretch across the
larynx.