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WorksheetsMG07 Basic Entomology
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
The classification: Animal, Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Muscidae, Musca domestica identifies the common house fly. What are the titles, starting at the most inclusive, of each of the hierarchical classifications?
Kingdom, order, class, family, phylum, species, genus
kingdom, family, class, order, phylum, genus, species
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, species, genus
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
Insects, spiders, crayfish, centipedes, and millipedes all have segmented bodies, paired appendages, jointed legs, and exoskeletons. They belong to what phylum?
Arthropoda
Platyhelminthes
Mollusca
Achelminthes
Butterflies, bees, crickets, mosquitos, and house flies have three distinct body regions and three pair of legs. They belong to what class?
Chilopoda
Insecta
Arachnida
Diploda
Spiders, mites and ticks have jointed legs but are not Insecta. What is their class?
Chilopoda
Malacostraca
Arachnida
Diploda
Snails and slugs do not have segments or jointed, paired legs; consequently, they are not Arthropoda. What is their phylum?
Nematoda
Platyheminthes
Mollusca
Achelminthes
Bees, ants, wasps, and sawflies belong to what order?
Coleoptera
Thysanoptera
Hemiptera
Hymenoptera
A defining characteristic of all Insecta is:
chewing mouthparts
three pairs of jointed legs
two pair of antennae
complete metamorphosis
All insects have three body regions: head, abdomen, and :
torso
thorax
pre-abdomen
stomach
Most insects possess either haustellate or mandibulate mouthparts. Haustellate mouthparts are used to ingest food in a _____ form.
chewed
dry
liquid
bite-sized
An example of insects that will undergo complete metamorphosis is:
japanese beetles
silverfish
mayflies
termites
Growing Degree Days (GDD) is a calculation used to predict when insects' life stages will appear and the duration of time the stages will remain active. It is based on actual minimum and maximum daily:
rainfall
soil temperatures
air temperatures
relative humidity
Weed control is part of an IPM plan because the weeds:
provide cover for insect pests
compete for light, moisture, and nutrients, thus stressing desired plants
contribute to pest build-up
all of these
Which is an example of a mechanical pest control?
using a conventional pesticide
using predators
spraying with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)
handpicking
Insecticidal soaps are
intended to kill hard-shelled insects
commercial formulations of potassium salts of fatty acids
homemade formulations using dish detergent
ineffective in killing soft-bodied insects
