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Insect Quiz 1 Honors Zoology 2021

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What order is this insect in?

a)

siphonaptera

b)

Coleoptera

c)

none of these

d)

hemiptera

e)

Thysanura

2.

What order is this insect in?

a)

siphonaptera

b)

Coleoptera

c)

none of these

d)

hemiptera

e)

Thysanura

3.

What respiratory system do most adult insects use?

a)

lungs

b)

gills

c)

book lungs

d)

tracheal system

4.

What part of an insects body has the appendages (wings, legs)

a)

head

b)

thorax

c)

abdomen

d)

cephalothorax

5.

Which characteristic is unique to class Insecta?

a)

exoskeleton

b)

tracheal system

c)

malpighian tubules

d)

wings

e)

mandibles

6.

What are mandibles used for

a)

chewing

b)

killing

c)

cutting

d)

all of these

7.

How many wings does order hymenoptera have?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

none

8.

What is the defining characteristic of order Lepidoptera?

a)

long antennae

b)

stingers

c)

scales on wings

d)

scales on body

e)

stabbing/sucking mouthparts

9.

What order is this insect in?

a)

lepidoptera

b)

Coleoptera

c)

none of these

d)

odonata

e)

phasmatoidea

10.

What order is this insect in?

a)

lepidoptera

b)

Coleoptera

c)

none of these

d)

odonata

e)

blatoidea

11.

Name of this order?

a)

Hymenoptera

b)

Hemiptera

c)

Coleoptera

d)

Orthoptera

e)

Mantoidea

12.

What are the main characteristic of this order?

a)

elytra

b)

scales on the wings

c)

long straight body, wings and tiny antennae

d)

large jumping legs

e)

stick like body

13.

What are the main characteristic of this order?

a)

elytra

b)

scales on the wings

c)

long straight body, wings and tiny antennae

d)

large jumping legs

e)

stick like body

14.

What metamorphosis does this insect have?

a)

holometabolous

b)

hemimetabolous

c)

ametabolous

d)

none of these

15.

What metamorphosis does this insect have?

a)

holometabolous

b)

hemimetabolous

c)

ametabolous

d)

none of these

16.

What characteristic(s) does phylum arthropoda have?

a)

mandibles

b)

exoskeleton

c)

tracheal system

d)

jointed appendages

e)

all of these

17.

What structure(s) keep insects small?

a)

exoskeleton

b)

book lungs

c)

tracheal system

d)

gills

e)

exoskeleton and tracheal system

18.

What should you do to improve an aquariums water quality quickly?

a)

Add a filter

b)

remove fish

c)

turn out the lights

d)

do a water change

19.

What should you check on your aquarium every day?

a)

observe the fish for unusual behavior

b)

make sure the filters are functional

c)

check the temperature

d)

clean the front glass

e)

All of these answers

20.

What is the most common way to kill fish?

a)

Make the temperature too high

b)

feed the wrong type of food

c)

feed too much food

d)

put incompatible fish together