1-50 EXAM

To which body segment are the elytra attached?

• prothorax

• first abdominal

• metathorax

• mesothorax

The old shed skin left behind after an insect molts is known as the _________.

• ecdysis

• excuvium

• stadium

• sclerite

The eastern population of monarch butterflies overwinter in ______________.

• Baja California

• Central Mexico

• Florida

• Texas

The abdomen of insects is specialized for:

• feeding and locomotion

• reproduction and digestion

• digestion and ingestion

• locomotion and reproduction

What is the primary function of the wax layer of the exoskeleton?

• water barrier

• protection

• thermal insulation

• muscle attachment

_________ represents the most speciose order of insects, with approximately __________ species

• Lepidoptera, 350,000

• Zoraptera, 500,000

• Collembola, 450,000

• Coleoptera, 400,000

Firebrats and silverfish are common household pests in the order __________.

• Thysanura

• Mecoptera

• Odonata

• Hemiptera

A tool used to collect insects using your mouth or a hand bulb and a small vial is called a/an _____________.

• sweep net

• aspirator

• berlese funnel

• pitfall trap

A geniculate insect antenna is ______________________.

• clubbed

• serrated

• elbowed

• hairy

_____________ is a family in the order __________

• Chrysomelidae, Collembola

• Tortricidae, Hemiptera

• Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae

• Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera