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WorksheetsOH Insect Quiz Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
What CLASS do insects occupy?
Kingdom
Phylum
Insecta
Order
Houseflies have _____mouth-parts
Piercing
Sucking
Sponging
Chewing
Transfer of pollen between flowers, making seed production possible Is called ___
Pollination
Germination
Fertilization
Transition
A change in the sensitivity of a pest to a pesticide is called ___
Persistence
Species
Anatomy
Resistance
Chemicals used to kill insects are called ___
Herbicides
Insecticides
Rodenticides
Planticides
Crickets have _______ mouth-parts
Chewing
Suckling
Piercing
Cutting
____ use dance language to communicate
Crickets
Bees
Ants
Grasshoppers
Which of these is a identifier of an insect?
Body shape
Number of legs
Color
Wings
Which of these is a identifier of an insect?
Body color
Does it have 3 body parts?
Has 8 legs
Does not have wings
Which of these is a identifier of an insect?
Body color
Does it have antennae?
Does it have legs?
Does it have wings?
____ have siphoning mouthparts
Crickets
Grasshoppers
Butterflies
Lady-bugs
What kind of skeleton do insects have?
Internal
Bones
Exoskeleton
Jelly
Pick the item which is another function that wings on insects serve
Flight
To provide color to the insect
Protection of the insect
To provide a mate
Pick the item which is a function that wings on insects serve
To make sounds
To provide color to the insect
Production of eggs
To provide a mate
Pick the item which is a function that wings on insects serve
To pollinate flowers
To provide color to the insect
Production of eggs
To communicate visually
Chemicals released that influence the behavior of others of the same species are called ____.
Insecticides
Pesticides
Pheromones
Hormones
What type of mouthpart does a mosquito have?
Chewing
Cutting
Piercing / Sucking
Eating
Pick the item which do NOT live in large, organized colonies.
Ants
Spiders
Bees
Termites
Insects provide no useful function or benefit to humans.
True
False
Entomologist are the scientists who study insects.
True
False
Some insects are responsible for spreading diseases.
True
False
Insects are responsible for a majority of the pollination of plants.
True
False
Some Insects are responsible for damaging structures.
True
False
The physical transformation of an insect from one stage of life to another is called ____
Homing
Metamorphosis
Proboscis
Insecticide
The ability to return to the same hole among several identical holes is called ____
Homing
Metamorphosis
Proboscis
Insecticide
The long straw-like mouthpart that butterflies have is called ____
Homing
Metamorphosis
Proboscis
Insecticide
The living things that break down organic matter and recycle them into the environment are called ___
Homing
Metamorphosis
Proboscis
Decomposers
Pick the item below which is NOT a consideration for using insecticides?
What is the chemical’s success with the target pest?
Does the chemical color plants green?
How toxic is the chemical to the environment?
Does the chemical add to insect resistance?
A disadvantage of using Insecticides is the development of resistance.
True
False
Barriers or screens that keep pests out are an example of ____
Biological control
Chemical control
Mechanical /Physical control
Insecticides
Pick the item below which is NOT an insect used as food?
Caterpillars
Ants
Grubs
Lady-bugs
Pick the item below which is the amount of money the US spends in insecticides each year.
90 million
9 billion
1 billion
12 million
The US spends 90 billion dollars a year on insecticides.
True
False
Pick the item below which are the 2 most important to an effective IPM program?
Monitoring & Pest Identification
Chemical and Physical control
Biological & Insecticides
Insecticides & Decomposers
Fireflies use dance communication to attract mates.
True
False
Pick the type of communication that fireflies use.
Dance
Bioluminescence
Sound
Colors
Pick the item below which is a positive function insects complete that are beneficial to humans.
Decomposing
Pollination
Both of these
None of these
Fireflies use dance communication to attract mates.
True
False
Pick the item below which is a positive function insects complete that are beneficial to humans.
Decomposing
Pollination
Both of these
None of these
Insects are the the class _____?
Kingdom
Phylum
Insecta
Order
Pick the item below which IS a product that insects produce.
Boxer shorts
Kid's Meals
Honey
All of these
Pick the item below which IS a product that insects produce.
Biker shorts
Beer
Silk
All of these
Pick the item below which IS NOT a negative interaction between insects and humans.
Insects spread disease
Insects can help heal wounds
Insects eat our crops
None of these
Pick the item below which are the two main groups that insects have.
Winged &
With 8 legs
Winged & Wingless
6 Legs and with Wings
None of these
A complete change in body from stage to stage (4) describes ___
Incomplete Metamorphosis
Complete Metamorphosis
Biological Control
Chemical Conrtol
Why don't some insects EAT?
They would rather eat fast-food
They have an eating disorder
They aren't very hungry
They have eaten their fill as a pupa - they don’t live very long in their final insect form
Pick the item below which is NOT one of the common components of an IPM program.
Monitoring/ assessment
Using management tools
Identification of the pest
Assessment of the management
Chemical Control
A management strategy that focuses on the long-term prevention of pests, using chemicals only when necessary - describes _____
Chemical Control
Biological Control
Mechanical Control
Integrated Pest Management
An example of how insects are used as medicine is __
Using dragonflies as food
Using Bees to make beer
Using Fly larvae for cleaning wounds
Using lady-bugs as pets
Using Insecticides to control pest insects is called ___
Biological Control
Physical Control
Chemical Control
Mechanical Control
An example of cultural controls are __
Changing watering times / amounts
Adding a barrier
Spraying chemicals
Using Herbicides
The living things that break down once-living organic matter and recycling them back into the environment are called ___
Living things
Organic makers
Decomposers
Insects
A change in the sensitivity of a pest to a pesticide, resulting in the failure of correct application of pesticide to control the pest. This sensitivity can be passed to future generations through genetics. This defines ___
Resistance
Cultural Control
Chemical Control
Mechanical Controls
Pick the item which is a disadvantage to using insecticides.
Can kill other beneficial insects with target insect
Don't cost too much money
Don't make insects resistant to chemicals
None of these
Pick the item which is a disadvantage to using insecticides.
Can be very expensive
Don't kill anything besides the target insect
Don't make insects resistant to chemicals
None of these
Pick the item which is a disadvantage to using insecticides.
Can make target insects resistant to the chemicals
Don't kill anything besides the target insect
Are cheap to use all of the time
None of these
What are the 2 main types of insect control discussed?
Chemical & Biological Control
Insect and Physical Control
Economic and Cultural Control
Pollination and Decomposers
The EXOSKELETON is --
On the inside of the insect
In the head of the insect
In the thorax of the insect
On the OUTSIDE of the insect
Pick the item which is NOT one of the 4 types of insects we consider PESTS.
Parasitic insects
Insects that transmit diseases
Insects that eat their mates
Insects that damage structures
The important function of pollen transfer is called ___
Fertilization
Decomposing
Pollination
IPM
