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WorksheetsAfton Ento CDE test pt. 7
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins
A mass of neural tissue that contains mostly nerve cell bodies and interneurons in an insect is called a _____________
ganglion
motor neuron
synapse
nerve
The boll weevil Anthonomus grandis was a sever cotton pest belonging to which family of beetles?
Carabidae
Curculionidea
Meloidae
Coccinelidea
Some facotors contributing to the success of insects are:
size, a protective cuticle, an efficient nervous system, four pairs of legs
high productive rate, the evolution of flight, size
high productive rate, the evolution of flight, ability to without a brain
size, the evolution of flight, lack of wings.
Which structure would not be found on an insect's prothorax?
pronotum
spiracle
leg
wing
An insect has a protective cuticle that allows it to _________.
produce biological defense compounds (immune response)
Use chemo-and mechano-receptors
self-repair (if damaged)
all of the above
How does the honey bee queen decide the sex of her offspring?
By laying haploid eggs into large cells for drones, and diploid eggs into small cells for workers
By laying haploid eggs into small cells for drones, and diploid into large cells for workers
By laying diploid eggs into into small cells for drones, and haploid eggs into large cells for workers
By laying diploid eggs into large cells for drones,and haploid eggs into small cells for workers
What are some reasons that could have influenced the large size of insects prehistorically?
Lower oxygen levels in the atmosphere and fewer aerial predators
Lower oxygen levels in the atmosphere and more aerial predators
Higher oxygen levels in the atmosphere and more aerial predators
Higher oxygen levels in the atmosphere and fewer aerial predators
What is the causal agent of pink eye in cattle that can be vectored by flies?
Moraxella Bovis
Trypanosoma
Sarcoptes Scabiei
Corethrella Bovis
The body temperature of insects changes with ambient environmental temperatures. Therefor, most insects cannot efficiently change their internal body temperature above the temperature of the environment. The first sentence describes _________ while the second sentence describes __________.
Ectothermy and endothermy
diapause and dormancy
endothermy and ectothermy
dormancy and diapause
What diseases do Culex pipiens and C.p. quinquefasciatus vector?
Malaria
yellow fever
dengue fever
St. Louis encephalitis
What is the mouthpart called for feeding within the order for Lepidoptera
pylorus
pronotum
probiscis
paranota
siphoning
What is the primary function of the wax layer of the exoskeleton?
thermal insulation
muscle attachment
protection
water barrier
Dermaptera or earwigs are most closely related to what order?
Hymenoptera
Hemiptera
Orthoptera
Coleoptera
Insects use their olfactory system for _________.
sucking
hearing
seeing
smelling
Which of the following insects have hemimetabolous Devolopment?
Mayflies
house flies
red imported fire ant
boll weevil
The phrase "endemic" insect refers to:
native or limited to a certain region
invasive
occurrence in an unfavorable environment
occurrence in a dessert habitat
Solitary bees build nests in what type of habitat?
all of the above
in existing small tree holes or cavities
in the soil
in hollow plant stems
The renowned myrmecologist ___________ established the field sociobiology.
C.V. Riley
John Bell
Carl Linneaus
E.O. Wilson
During the ______, german cockroaches are very active
spring
summer
day
night
The bed bug, Cimex Lectularious, is an effective vector of what pathogenic microorganism?
Sporidia
wolbachia
none
loa loa
What function do protein cross-linkages have in the insect exoskeleton
They make membranes more flexible
They make it impermeable to water
They make sclerites more rigid
They lighten the color of the exoskeleton
what insects are included in the order Pthiraptera?
cockroaches
bed bugs
flies
lice
What was a major cotton pest that was successfully eradicated in the U.S.?
Boll Weevil
stink bug
lygus bug
sunflower head moth
The aquatic insect order whose immature stages sometimes create rock cases is _______.
ephemeroptera
diptera
odanta
Trichoptera
_________ is the primary characteristic of the order Orthoptera and is the type of forewing of this group
Tegmina
elytra
hemelytra
hamuli
