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Zoology Semester 2 Exam Review Arthropods

Total questions: 148

Worksheet time: 2hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False? Insects are the smallest group of animals on earth.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
How many legs does an insect have?
a)
2 
b)
6 
c)
4 
d)
8 
3.
True or False? A spider is an insect.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Which insect produces honey that we can eat? 
a)
butterfly
b)
praying mantis
c)
honeybee
d)
cricket
5.
Which of the following is NOT an insect?
a)
fly
b)
beatle
c)
dragonfly
d)
spider
6.
Insects have skeletons on the inside of their bodies like we do.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Many insects use sound to
a)
attract mates
b)
scare away predators
c)
annoy you
d)
warn you of their presence
8.
An insects wings and legs are attached to what body segment?
a)
head
b)
thorax
c)
cephalothorax
d)
abdomen
9.
Which of the four stages of complete metamorphosis is in the correct order?
a)
egg, adult, pupa, larva
b)
egg, larva, adult, pupa
c)
egg, larva, pupa, adult
d)
pupa, egg, larva, adult
10.
What are three main body parts of an insect? 
a)
Head, chest, tail
b)
Head, antenna, abdomen
c)
Thorax, antenna, heart
d)
Head, thorax, abdomen
11.
Which of the three stages of incomplete metamorphosis is in the correct order?
a)
nymph, egg, adult
b)
egg, larva, adult
c)
egg, nymph, adult
d)
nymph, adult, egg
12.
What is one way insects are harmful?
a)
They spread diseases.
b)
They eat other insects.
c)
They make honey, beeswax, and silk.
d)
They are food for other animals. 
13.
What part of an insect's body help it smell and feel?
a)
legs
b)
antennae
c)
thorax
d)
abdomen
14.
Most insects have
a)
wings and antennae
b)
tongues and ears
c)
noses and teeth
d)
horns and claws
15.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of compound eyes?
a)
many lenses
b)
one lense
c)
detects movement
d)
usually large
16.
This process is...
a)
Hibernation
b)
Metamorphasis
c)
Life Cycle
d)
Polination
17.
what is one benefit of camouflage to insects?
Helps them
a)
 get food
b)
avoid predators
c)
move quicker
d)
be more easily recognized
18.
When do insects molt?
a)
when they are hungry
b)
when they are afraid
c)
when they grow old and weak
d)
when they outgrow their old exoskeleton
19.
Insects get oxygen through
a)
gills
b)
book lungs
c)
lungs
d)
spiracles
20.
An insect that looks like a small adult when it hatches from the egg is called a
a)
larva
b)
nymph
c)
pupa
d)
adult
21.
a pheromone requires an insect to use its sense of
a)
smell
b)
sight
c)
hearing
d)
taste
22.
In insect castes, the role of the queen is
a)
protection of colony
b)
reproduction
c)
gathering food
d)
all of the above
23.
What organ do arthropods use for excretion?
a)
Flame cells
b)
Nephridia
c)
Malpighian tubules
d)
Green glands
24.
Insects are in what subphylum?
a)
Chelicerata
b)
Crustacea
c)
Hexapoda
d)
Myriapoda
25.
Which organ in grasshoppers is designed to tear food?
a)
maxillae
b)
mandible
c)
labrum
d)
crop
26.
__________________ bites humans and spreads disease.
a)
mosquitos
b)
butterflies
c)
house fly
d)
termite
27.
_____________ spoils food and spreads germs.
a)
termite
b)
house fly
c)
lice
d)
earthworm
28.
A honey bee can be helpful and harmful because it makes honey, but it also can sting. 
a)
true
b)
false
29.
Insects that live together in organized communities
a)
social
b)
solitary
30.
Which creatures below are insects?
a)
Bees, ladybugs, spiders, dragonflies
b)
Scorpions, Mosquitos, bees, worms
c)
Bees, butterflies, grasshoppers, ladybugs
d)
Dogs, cats, bird, fish
31.
some insects develop in____
a)
cacoons
b)
eggs
c)
nests
d)
houses
32.
How many body parts does an insect have?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
6
d)
1
33.
Is the ladybug life cycle complete or incomplete?
a)
complete
b)
incomplete
34.
Does a grasshopper go through complete or incomplete metamorphosis?
a)
complete
b)
incomplete
35.
BONUS QUESTION: What is an insects exoskeleton made of?
a)
protein
b)
calcium
c)
chiton
36.

The function of the compound eye is to

a)

detect movement

b)

detect light and dark

c)

detect chemical changes

37.

The function of the simple eye is to

a)

detect movement

b)

detect light and dark

c)

detect chemical changes

38.

The reproductive organs and stingers are found in this segment.

a)

head

b)

thorax

c)

cephalothorax

d)

abdomen

39.

Which respiratory organ is not used by any organisms in Phylum Arthropoda?

a)

gills

b)

book lungs

c)

spiracles

d)

lungs

40.
Which of the following are the most diverse group of animals on the planet?
a)
Mammals
b)
Bacteria
c)
Birds
d)
Insects
41.
What type of circulatory system do ALL arthropods have?
a)
Open
b)
Closed
42.
Insects help farmers by pollinating their crops. 
a)
True
b)
False
43.
How do insects communicate? Imagine an ant directing other ants back to the nest...
a)
Little clicks
b)
Pheromones
c)
A tiny megaphone
d)
Luck
44.
In insect castes, the role of the queen is
a)
protection of colony
b)
reproduction
c)
gathering food
d)
all of the above
45.

If an insect is considered a Pterogote, then it has

a)

wings

b)

no wings

c)

3 antennae

d)

a tail

46.

True or False: All insects have the same type of antennae.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

True or False: The mandible and maxillae of an insects depends upon what it eats.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

True or False: Insect legs all look the same because they have the same functions

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Most insects breed

a)

very quickly

b)

very slowly

c)

once in their life time

d)

never

50.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for insect success?

a)

Breeding Speed and Offspring numbers

b)

Exoskeletons

c)

Small Size

d)

Metamorphosis

e)

Constant output of toxic material

51.
Spiders, ticks, scorpions all belong to...
a)
Crustacean
b)
Arachanids
c)
Chilopoda
d)
Insecta
52.
Which group of Arthropods have two pairs of legs per body segment?
a)
Chilopoda (centipedes)
b)
Diplopoda (millipedes)
c)
Insecta
d)
Crustacea
53.
Beetles, grasshoppers and moths are all examples of...
a)
Arachnids
b)
Crustaceans
c)
Insecta
d)
Diplopoda
54.
Centipedes are an example of what group of Arthropods?
a)
Chilopoda
b)
Mammalia
c)
Arachnida
d)
Birds
55.
Lobster, shrimp, and crabs are examples of what group of Arthropods?
a)
Chilopoda
b)
Diplopoda
c)
Crustaceans
d)
Arachnida
56.
?
a)
Crustacea
b)
Arachnida
c)
Insecta
d)
Myriapoda
57.
All spiders are:
a)
vegetarians
b)
omnivores
c)
herbivores
d)
carnivores
58.
Arachnids are the largest class in the animal kingdom.
a)
true
b)
false
59.
Spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, and other members of their subphylum typically have _____________________ as a feeding appendage. 
a)
Mandible
b)
Tusks
c)
Chelicerae
d)
Incisors
60.
Which is not an example of arthropods?
a)
crab
b)
grasshopper
c)
starfish
d)
spider
61.
Insects are in what subphylum?
a)
Chelicerata
b)
Crustacea
c)
Hexapoda
d)
Myriapoda
62.
What structures do arachnids use for breathing?
a)
book gills
b)
book lungs
c)
feather lungs
d)
feather gills
63.
Which of the following does not belong to the class Arachnida?
a)
Horseshoe Crabs
b)
Spider
c)
Ticks
d)
Scorpions
64.
The subphylum Myriapoda includes which types of animals?
a)
scorpions and spiders
b)
millipedes and centipedes
c)
ticks and mites
d)
sea spiders and spiders
65.
The shield covering the gills in crustaceans is called the
a)
cephalothorax
b)
abdomen
c)
mandible
d)
carapace
66.
An example of chelicerate is .
a)
scorpion
b)
fly
c)
crab
d)
grasshopper
67.
How many legs do arachnids have?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
8
d)
sveral
68.
An arthropod that is extinct is the ?
a)
myriapod
b)
chelicerate
c)
trilobite
d)
crustacean
69.
The malpighian tubules are organs associated with which system?
a)
skeletal
b)
Digestive
c)
Reproductive
d)
Excretory
70.
Organs on spiders that are modified as fangs and used to inject venom into prey 
a)
chelicera
b)
antennae
c)
spinnerets
d)
chelipeds
71.
What is one way insects are harmful?
a)
They spread diseases.
b)
They eat other insects.
c)
They make honey, beeswax, and silk.
d)
They are food for other animals. 
72.
Arachnids  respiration occurs through
a)
book lungs
b)
gills
c)
spiracles
73.
Appendages on crayfish that serve as feelers sensitive to touch, taste and balance
a)
chelipeds
b)
mandibles
c)
antennae
d)
swimmerets
74.
Appendages on crayfish for chewing food
a)
antennae
b)
maxillae
c)
mandible
d)
chelipeds
75.
Respiratory organ in spiders that is modified for life on land 
a)
gills
b)
book lungs
c)
lungs
d)
pharynx
76.
Are ticks free-living or parasites?
a)
free-living 
b)
parasites 
77.
Which class below has 1 pair of legs per body segment?
a)
Class Diplopods
b)
Class Uniramia
c)
Class Chilopoda
d)
Class Chelicerata
78.
Which Class below spray toxins which contain cyanide?
a)
Class Diplopoda
b)
Class Uniramia
c)
Class Chilopoda
d)
Class Crustacia
79.
Class which has flattened body segments
a)
Class Diplopoda
b)
Class Uniramia
c)
Class Chelicerata
d)
Class Chilopoda
80.
Which of the following are found in Subphylum Chelicerata?
a)
bettles
b)
ticks
c)
grasshoppers
d)
butterflies
81.
Fused head and chest.
a)
pedipalp
b)
cephalothorax
c)
ecdysis
d)
tagmata
82.
Which of the following is not an arthropod?
a)
Spider
b)
Tick
c)
Squid
d)
Mite
83.
Arachnids typically have 
a)
4 eyes
b)
8 eyes
c)
compound eyes
d)
2 eyes
84.
Interestingly, most daddy longlegs are not spiders.
a)
True
b)
False
85.
A disease spread by ticks is known as
a)
the flu
b)
lyme disease
c)
malaria 
d)
scarlet fever
86.
Which group of Arthropods have two pairs of legs per body segment?
a)
Chilopoda (centipedes)
b)
Diplopoda (millipedes)
c)
Insecta
d)
Crustacea
87.
Which is not a correct pair?
a)
insects - 2 antennae
b)
arachnids - 2 antennae
c)
crustaceans - 2 to 4 antennae
d)
arachnids - 0 antennae
88.
Which class does this arthropod belong to?
scorpions
a)
arachnida
b)
crustacea
c)
chilopoda
d)
diplopoda
89.
What subphylum and class would a spider belong to?
a)
crustacea - arachnid
b)
chelicerata - merostomata
c)
chelicerata - arachnid
d)
myriapoda - arachnid
90.
Which are 2 examples of arthropods in the subphylum Chelicerata?
a)
millipedes and centipedes
b)
spiders and scorpions
c)
mites and crayfish
d)
crayfish and spiders 
91.
What is different about the cephalothorax and abdomen of mites and ticks compared to other arthropods?
a)
they only have a cephalothorax
b)
they only have an abdomen 
c)
they are fused together
d)
the abdomen is on the anterior end 
92.
Which has a more flat body?
a)
centipedes
b)
millipedes
93.
What does Myriapoda mean?
a)
soft bodies
b)
many feet
c)
jointed appendages
d)
flat bodies 
94.

The anterior end of the spider is the ___

a)

cephalothorax

b)

abdomen

95.

Where are the spider's legs attached?

a)

cephalothorax

b)

abdomen

96.

Which are typically larger?

a)

male spiders

b)

female spiders

97.

Which is a difference between spiders and scorpions?

a)

scorpions have more legs than spiders

b)

scorpions have a large stinger at the end of their abdomen and spiders do not

c)

spiders have a stinger at the end of their abdomen and scorpions do not

d)

Spiders have large pedipalps with pincers and scorpions do not

98.

Which of the following is NOT a member of the Chelicerata subphylum?

a)

millipedes

b)

spiders

c)

scorpions

d)

ticks

99.

Which arthropod has more legs per segment?

a)

millipedes

b)

centipedes

100.

Which of the following organisms does NOT belong to Class Arachnida?

a)

tick

b)

mite

c)

scorpion

d)

ant

101.

Which of the following arthropods have a cephalothorax?

a)

bee

b)

ant

c)

grasshopper

d)

spider

102.

what are mandibles used for?

a)

biting and chewing

b)

reproduction

c)

digestion

d)

movement

103.

Which of the following classes of arthropods have structures called chelicerea used for fangs, pincers, or poison glands?

a)

Class Crustacea

b)

Class Arachnida

c)

Class Insecta

d)

Class Gastropoda

104.

Which of the following is a parasitic animal in Class Arachnida?

a)

spider

b)

scorpion

c)

mite

d)

tick

105.

Which of the following organisms possesses spinnerets?

a)

crayfish

b)

lobster

c)

spider

d)

butterflies

106.

What are spinnerets used for?

a)

reproduction

b)

swimming

c)

spinning webs

d)

movement

107.
Which arthropod group is extinct?
a)
Trilobites
b)
Crustaceans
c)
Chelicerates
d)
Myriapods
108.
Scorpions and spiders share the ability to 
a)
detect prey with their chelicerae
b)
grab their prey with huge pincers
c)
immobilize their prey by injecting them with venom
d)
hunt or trap prey with silk webs
109.
What is the exoskeleton usually made up of?
a)
Chitin
b)
Bones
c)
Cuticle
d)
Carapace
110.
Arthropods have this type of circulatory system:
a)
Square
b)
None
c)
Closed
d)
Open
111.
What is molting?
a)
The process in which arthropods reproduce
b)
The process in which arthropods shed their outer covering and grow a larger one.
c)
The process in which larval forms develop into adult forms
d)
The process in which arthropods breathe
112.
Lobster, shrimp, and crabs are examples of what group of Arthropods?
a)
Chilopoda
b)
Diplopoda
c)
Crustaceans
d)
Arachnida
113.
The word 'arthropoda' means...
a)
eight foot
b)
jointed foot
c)
flexible foot
d)
hard foot
114.
All arthropods have segmented bodies, jointed appendages, and ________________. 
a)
tails
b)
lungs
c)
wings
d)
an exoskelton
115.
What symmetry to most arthropods display?
a)
radial
b)
pentaradial
c)
bilateral 
d)
asymmetry
116.
What type of environments do arthropods live?
a)
Marine
b)
Freshwater
c)
Land
d)
All of the above
117.
What two characteristics do all Arthropods have?
a)
two legs per body segment
b)
jointed legs and a cephalothorax
c)
three body segments and metamorphosis
d)
jointed legs and segmented bodies
118.
Why do arthropods have to shed their exoskeletons?
a)
it wears out
b)
they don't shed
c)
it limits the size they can grow
d)
to go from water to land environments
119.
Arthropods demonstrate a large degree of cephalization
a)
true
b)
false
120.
The specialized body regions of an arthropod are called
a)
Chelicerae
b)
Segments
c)
Tagmata
d)
Annuli
121.
All of the following are types of respiratory organs in Arthropods except...
a)
spiracles
b)
coxal glands
c)
book lungs
d)
gills
122.
What does cephalothorax mean?
a)
the arthropod body is thoroughly segmented
b)
the head and thorax segments have been joined together
c)
the abdomen and the thorax segments are joined together
d)
the head and abdomen are joined together
123.
Which of the following does not belong to the phylum Arthropoda?
a)
spider
b)
mite
c)
tick
d)
squid
124.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the phylum Arthropoda?
a)
metamerism without tagmatization
b)
chitinous exoskeleton
c)
paired jointed appendages
d)
complete digestive tract
125.
What is the specialization of body segments for special functions called?
a)
metamerism
b)
tagmatization
c)
sclerotization
d)
chitinization
126.
What is the outermost layer of the exoskeleton called?
a)
epicuticle
b)
endocuticle
c)
mesocuticle
d)
cuticle
127.
What process helps reduce competition for resources between larval and adult stages?
a)
metamorphosis
b)
ecdysis
c)
tagmatization
d)
sclerotization
128.
The removing and replacing of old exoskeleton is called
a)
metamorphosis
b)
replacement
c)
molting
d)
exoing
129.
Most arthropods have separate males and females, meaning they are ___________.
a)
Monoecious
b)
Hermaphroditic
c)
Dioecious
d)
Asexual
130.
In your backyard, you find an almost clear, crunchy shape attached to a tree. It looks like a bug of some kind, but it is just the hollow exterior. You decide that this must have come from an insect that just shed its exoskeleton during __________________. 
a)
Reproduction
b)
Molting
c)
Digestion
d)
Regeneration
131.
What is the advantage of metamorphosis?
a)
It enables arthropods to exchange genetic information
b)
It enables arthropods to grow larger
c)
It reduces competition
d)
It reduces disease
132.
Which group contains the largest number of animal species?
a)
Arthropods
b)
fish
c)
vertebrates
d)
jellyfish
133.

Subphylum Myriapoda includes which types of organisms?

a)

Centipedes and Millipedes

b)

Spiders and Scorpions

c)

Lobsters and crabs

d)

Honey Bees and Butterflies

e)

Trilobites

134.

Subphylum Hexapoda includes which types of organisms?

a)

Centipedes and Millipedes

b)

Spiders and Scorpions

c)

Lobsters and crabs

d)

Honey Bees and Butterflies

e)

Trilobites

135.

Subphylum Chelicerata includes which types of organisms?

a)

Centipedes and Millipedes

b)

Spiders and Scorpions

c)

Lobsters and crabs

d)

Honey Bees and Butterflies

e)

Trilobites

136.

Subphylum Trilobita includes which types of organisms?

a)

Centipedes and Millipedes

b)

Spiders and Scorpions

c)

Lobsters and crabs

d)

Honey Bees and Butterflies

e)

Trilobites

137.

Arthropoda who are fertilized internally and give birth to their young are considered to be

a)

Oviparous

b)

Viviparous

c)

Ovoviviparous

138.

Arthropoda who are fertilized externally and lay eggs are considered to be

a)

Oviparous

b)

Viviparous

c)

Ovoviviparous

139.

Arthropoda who carry their fertilized eggs internally without nourishment from their own body, and then have the eggs hatch inside their body are considered to be

a)

Oviparous

b)

Viviparous

c)

Ovoviviparous

140.

Terrestrial Arthropods have __________________ while Aquatic Arthropods have _______________

a)

Book Lung, Book Gill

b)

Book Gill, Book Lung

c)

Open Circulatory System, Closed Circulatory System

d)

Closed Circulatory System, Open Circulatory System

141.

Which of the following are NOT considered mouth parts or assisting the mouth parts of an arthropod?

a)

Spiracles

b)

Chelicerae

c)

Mandible

d)

Pedipalps

142.

Which of the following is one of the reasons that arthropods have efficient means of locomotion?

a)

Jointed Limbs

b)

Spiracles

c)

Malpighian Tubules

d)

Exoskeleton made of Chitin

143.

Which of the following is NOT a limitation of an arthropod exoskeleton?

a)

Vulnerable between segments of body/appendages where it is thin and flexible

b)

Exoskeleton is relatively heavy

c)

Some times can be Soft and permeable

d)

It can grow to be hard and waterproof

144.

Which of the following would NOT be considered as a highly developed sensory organ of an arthropod?

a)

Compound Eyes

b)

Chemo receptors

c)

Sensitive hair fibers

d)

jointed appendages

145.

True or False: Arthropods can only exhibit complex behaviors they innately are born with.

a)

True

b)

False

146.

Malpighian Tubules are associated with which arthropod body system?

a)

Digestion/ Excretory

b)

Reproduction

c)

Respiration

d)

Nervous

147.

Trachea and Spiracles are associated with which arthropod body system?

a)

Digestion/ Excretory

b)

Reproduction

c)

Respiration

d)

Nervous

148.

The ganglia and nerve cords are associated with which arthropod body system?

a)

Digestion/ Excretory

b)

Reproduction

c)

Respiration

d)

Nervous

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Semester 1 Review (4's, 5's, 6's & 9's)

150 questions

Semester 1 Review (4's, 5's, 6's & 9's)

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9th - 12th Grade

Biology EOC Practice 1st Semester

145 questions

Biology EOC Practice 1st Semester

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Worksheet

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9th - 12th Grade

Unit 2: Cellular Structure & Function

143 questions

Unit 2: Cellular Structure & Function

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11th - 12th Grade

Bio Practical

152 questions

Bio Practical

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12th Grade

Because Siena made the request: Integumentary System Review

150 questions

Because Siena made the request: Integumentary System Review

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12th Grade

Biology Ch.2b pratice test (organic chemistry)

150 questions

Biology Ch.2b pratice test (organic chemistry)

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9th - 12th Grade

Cell Review Test Practice

147 questions

Cell Review Test Practice

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11th Grade