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mosquito life cycle

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The mosquito life cycle starts when _____________________.

a)

an adult female mosquito lays her eggs on land.

b)

an adult female mosquito lays her eggs on water.

c)

an adult male mosquito lays his eggs on water.

d)

a caterpillar lays her eggs on water.

2.

What does the female mosquito need in order to lay eggs?

a)

The female mosquito doesn't need anything.

b)

The female mosquito first need a happy meal in order to lay her eggs

c)

The female mosquito first need a blood meal in order to lay her eggs.

3.

How many eggs can an egg raft have?

a)

several hundred eggs

b)

just one or two eggs

c)

a dozen of eggs

4.

What do you call the surface where larva breathes through?

a)

instar

b)

wriggler

c)

siphon

5.

Until how many times can a larva change its skin before it becomes a pupa?

a)

fourteen times

b)

forty times

c)

four times

6.

After about _______ the mosquito emerges from its pupal case as an adult mosquito.

a)

one week

b)

one month

c)

one year

7.

What is the correct order of Mosquito Life Cycle?

a)

eggs - larva - pupa - adult mosquito

b)

pupa - larva - egg - butterfly

c)

larva - adult mosquito - eggs - pupa

8.

What can you do so that mosquitoes do not breed in your house, school and neighbourhood?

a)

Not allowing the area around us to get water logged.

b)

egularly cleaning the coolers and water tanks.

c)

Spraying DDT and oil in drains, pits etc.

d)

Cultivating fishes in nearby ditches, pits, ponds etc.

e)

all of the above

9.

fill with true or false . The word 'Malaria' means bad air.

(a)  

10.

Malaria is spread by female mosquitoes known as (a)  

11.

Dr (a)   found that mosquitoes spread malaria.