WorksheetsANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, EMBRYOLOGY TVP
Total questions: 112
Worksheet time: 56mins
Father of insect physiology is
Snodgrass
R.H. Painter
Wigglesworth
Knippling
The non cellular part of insect body is
Antenna
Cuticle
Wings
Cerci
Chitin constitutes nearly ________% of dry weight of insect
20 - 30 %
25 - 40 %
50 - 60 %
60- 70 %
Sequence of different layers of insect integument from outside
Epicuticle - Exocuticle - Mesocuticle - Endocutilce - Epidermis -Basement membrane
Epicuticle - Endocuticle - Mesocuticle - Exocutilce - Epidermis -Basement membrane
Exocuticle - Epicuticle - Mesocuticle - Endocutilce - Basement membrane - Epidermis
Exocuticle - Endocuticle - Mesocuticle - Epicutilce - Basement membrane – Epidermis
Exocutical and Endocutical together form
Procuticle
Epicuticle
Mesocutical
None of the above
Chitin is absent in
Procuticle
Epicuticle
Mesocutical
None of the above
Sequence of different layers in Epicutical from outside
Cement layer-poly phenol layer-cuticulin layer-wax layer
Cement layer-wax layer -cuticulin layer-poly phenol layer
Wax layer -cuticulin layer- poly phenol layer- cement layer
Cement layer-wax layer -poly phenol layer-cuticulin layer
Cuticle forms the inner lining of
Fore and hind gut
Reproductive tract
Trachae
All of these
Cement layer absent in
Phormia
Honeybees
Cockroaches
All of these
Chitin is abundant in
Epicuticle
Exocuticle
Mesocuticle
Endocuticle
Typical insect integument comprises of
Cuticle, epidermis and basement
Cuticle membrane + basement
Epidermis + basement
Cuticle + epidermis
The noncellular membrane underlying the epidermal cells of the integument
Basement membrane
Cuticle
Cement layer
Wax layer
The lipoprotein layer of the epicuticle is
Cuticulin
Wax layer
Cement layer
Polyphenol layer
Which of the following is a precursor for ecdysone synthesis?
Ergosterol
Erosteroid
Methionine
Cholesterol
Ecdysone or moulting hormone is secreted by
Prothoracic gland
Carpora allata
Carpora cardiaca
None of the above
Juvenile hormone is secreted by
Neurosecretary cells
Prothoracic glands
Corpora allata
Corpora cardiaca
The concentration of Juvenile hormone ______ as the larvae becomes pupae
Remains same
Decreases
Increases
None of the above
Socket producing cell is called
Trichogen cell
Tormogen cell
Trophocyte
Oenocyte
Mobile multicellular integumentary outgrowth is
Spur
Spine
Both
None
Immobile multicellular integumentary outgrowth is
Spur
Spine
None
Claw
Which of the following is a uni - cellular integumentary outgrowth?
Scales
Setae
Bristles
All of these
Which of the following is a chitin synthesis inhibitor?
Diflubenzuron
Chlorfluazuron
Teflubenzuron
All the above
Foregut is lined by
Intima (cuticle)
Peritrophic membrane
Epithelium
Taenidia
Proventriculus or Gizzard is a part of
Foregut
Midgut
Hind gut
Filter chamber
The expanded portion of the foregut just posterior to the esophagus is
Proventriculus
Crop
Small intestine
Ventriculus
Mid gut is _____ in origin
Ectoderm
Mesoderm
Endoderm
None of the above
Pertrophic membrane is present in
Fore gut
Mid gut
Hind gut
All of these
Proctodaeum is also called as
Foregut
Midgut
Hind gut
Filter chamber
Alimentary canal is longer in
Carnivorous
Phytophagous insects
Parasites
Scavengers
The parts involved in the formation of filter chamber are anterior ends of
Mid and hind gut
Fore and hind gut
Fore and mid gut
None of the above
Insect gut PH
7
6 – 8
5-6
8-10
Extra intestinal digestion is present in
Phytophagous insects
Carnivorous Insects
Predators
Parasites
Filter chamber is present in
Homoptera
Thysanoptera
Heteroptera
Diptera
Salivary glands are also called
Mandibular glands
Maxillary glands
Labial glands
Pharyngeal glands
The anterior thoracic portion of dorsal vessel is called
Aorta
Heart
Pulsatory organ
None of the above
The expanded condition of the heart after diastole is called
Epistatis
Distasis
Mesostatis
Diastasis
Characteristic feature of insect heamolymph is
More free amino acids
More trehalose
Both (a) and (b)
None
In Insects the heart beat is controlled by
Myogenic
Neurogenic
Both (a) and (b)
None of the above
The type of haemocytes which are responsible for the production of other type of heamocytes ,
Prohaemocytes
Plasmatocytes
Cystocytes.
Granular haemocytes
The type of haemocytes which are responsible for plasmatic coagulation
Prohaemocytes
Plasmatocytes
Cystocytes
Granular haemocytes
Trachae are ______ in origin
Ectoderm
Mesoderm
Endoderm
None of the above
Taenidea does not come out at the time of moulting from
Spiracles
Trachea
Tracheoles
Peritreme
Change in volume of tracheal system
Ventillation
Tidal flow
Dialysis
Expansion
Apneustic condition is present in
Chironomid larve
Neuropteran larvae
Lepidopteran larvae
None
A respiratory system in which all ten pairs of spiracles are functional is called
Holopneustic
Hemipneustic
Perineustic
Propneustic
A respiratory system in which, all spiracles are non functional is called
Holopneustic
Hemipneustic
Aneustic
Propneustic
A respiratory system in which 1 mesothoracic and 8 abdominal spiracles are functional is called
Holopneustic
Hemipneustic
Perineustic
Holopneustic
A respiratory system in which only 1 mesothoracic spiracle is functional is called
Holopneustic
Hemipneustic
Perineustic
Propneustic
Spiracles are present in
Pleura
Ventral terga
Lateral terga
Sternum
The specialized hydrofuge hairs which hold a permanent thin film of air on the outside of the body of aquatic insects is
Aquatron
Mesotron
Plastron
None of the above
The main excretory product of insects is
Urea
Uric acid
Ammonia
None of the above
In spittle bugs (Cercopids) the sticky substance is produced by
Labial glands
Malphigian tubules
Head glands
None of the above
Luciferin (responsible of light production in some insects) is produced by
Labial glands
Hypopharyngeal glands
Head glands
Malphigian tubules
Which of the following is associated with storage excretion in insects?
Goblet cells
Fat bodies
Malphigain tubules
None of the above
Excretion of uric acid by insects is a physiological activity mainly because to
To reduce water loss
It crystallizes easily
It is harmless
All of these
Which of the following is a function of nephrocytes?
Storage excretion
Control of heat beat
Protein and lipid metabolism
All of these
The amount of uric acid in excreta of insects is about
20%
50%
75%
85%
The amount of uric acid in excreta of insects is about
0.2
0.75
0.5
0.85
Excretory product in red cotton bug is
Uric acid
Allantoin
Ammonia
Urea
Major waste product of aquatic insects is
Uric acid
Hydrogen sulphide
Ammonia
Urea
Insect nervous system is
Chlorigenic
Andregenic
Both
None
The neurons which carry impulses from the central nervous system to sense organs are called
Sensory
Afferent
Motor
Inter neurons
Neurocyte is
Body of neuron
Mass of axon
Mass of dendrites
None
Neuropile is,
Body of neuron
Mass of axon
Mass of dendrites
Glial cells
Insect nerves are characteristically ,
Monopolar
Bipolar
Both
None
During polarized condition the potential inside the nerve membrane
Negatively charged
Positively charged
Uncharged
None of the above
In insects the resting potential of nerve axons is about
-70mv
-80mv
+ 70 mv
+ 50 mv
Due to flow of Na+ inside the axon, the inner membrane becomes positively charged and outer membrane becomes negatively charged, this condition is known as
Resting potential
Action potential
Falling phase
Repolarization
Which of the following is a neuro transmitter in insects?
Acetylcholine
L-Glutamate
Gama-amino butyric acid
All of these
The type of muscles found in insects
Striated
Non-striated
Unstriated
Smooth
The unit of muscle between two Z lines is called
Sarcolemma
Sarcoplasm
Sarcomere
None of the above
Actin and myosin are the proteins present in
Muscles
Spermatozoa
Malphigian tubules
None of the above
The sac for storage of sperms in male insect is called
Spermatheca
Seminal vesicle
Median oviduct
Genital- chamber
The function of spermatheca is
Receive and store spermatozoa
Receiving of spermatozoa
Storing of spermatozoa
None
Cells which nurse the egg cells
Trophocytes
Cellocytes
Nurse cells
Polycytes
Ovarioles in which eggs alternate with nutritive cells
Polytrophic
Panoistic
Autotrophic
Telotrophic
The zone where egg cells growth and mature is
Zone of growth
Germarium
Vitellarium
Zone of maturation
Giving birth to active young, which undergo growth and development inside the mother
Viviparous
Oviparous
Ovoviviparous
None of the above
Producing active young immediately following the hatching of the egg within the female is known as
Parthenogenesis
Viviparous
Ovoviviparous
Parthenocarpic
Reproduction by the development of an egg that has not been fertilized with sperm
Parthenogenesis
Viviparous
Ovoviviparous
Parthenocarpic
When embryonic development is completed within the body of the female, it is called
Viviparity
Oviparity
Ovoviviparity
Parthenogenisis
Haemocoelous viviparity is prominent in the insect order
Lepidoptera
Strepsiptera
Diptera
Coleoptera
The type of parthenogenesis in which only females are produced
Arrhenotoky
Thelytoky
Amphitoky
None of the above
Identify the correct sequence
Spermatogonia - spermatocytes - spermatids - spermatozoa
Speramtooza - spermatids - spermatocytes - spermatogonia
Spermatids - spertmatocytes - spermatogonia - spermatozoa
None of the above
Cyclic parthenogenesis is seen in
Aphids
Thrips
Mealy bugs
Grasshoppers
The cleavage cells which remain in the yolk or return to it after reaching the periphery of the egg are
Vitellophages
Endocytes
Plasmocytes
Oocytes
The process by which mesoderm and endoderm are invaginated within the ectoderm is called
Blastrulation
Gastrulation
Blastokinesis
None of the above
The one - cell thick layer of cells that surrounds the yolk of an egg early
Endoderm
Blastoderm
Ecotoderm
Mesoderm
Which of the following is not ectoderm in origin?
Foregut and hindgut
Nervous system
Respiratory system
Fat body
Which of the following is mesoderm in origin?
Muscles
Fat body
Reproductive organs
All the above
Which of the following is mechanoreceptors?
Trichoid sensilla
Campaniform sensilla
Chordotonal organs
All the above
In Acrididae, the tympanal organs are present on the
First abdominal tergum
Second abdominal tergum
First abdominal sternum
Second abdominal sternum
In Tettigonidae and Grylloidea a pair of tympanal organs are present on the
Fore tibia
Mid tibia
Hind tibia
None of the above
A highly specialized chordotonal organs located in the pedicel of the antenna are
Johnston's organ
Dufaur's gland
Stobbes gland
None of the above
Chemoreceptors are present in
Tarsi
Maxillae
Mandibles
Both (a) and (b)
Which of the following function as chemoreceptors in insects?
Sensilla trichoidea
Sensilla basiconia
Sensilla coeloconia
All the above
The types of chemoreceptors are present on the maxillary palps of Lepidoptera larvae
Sensilla trichoidea
Sensilla basiconia
Sensilla coeloconia
All the above
Which of the following function as photoreceptors in insects?
Dorsal ocelli
Lateral ocelli or stemmata
Compound eyes
All the above
Which of the following is a part of the dorsal ocelli?
Cornea and corneagen layer
Retina
Pigment cells
All the above
A transparent body that lies beneath the cornea in an ommatidium
Ommatophore
Crystalline cone
Cornea
Retina
Degenerated ocelli of cockroach are known as
Ommatidium
Ocellium
Stergites
Fenestra
The only visual organs in insect larvae are
Dorsal ocelli
Lateral ocelli or stemmata
Compound eyes
Dermal receptors
Supra oesophagial ganglion is also called
Brain
Thoracic ganglia
Abdominal ganglia
Pheripheral nervous system
The light producing substance in glow worm fire fly is
Luciferin
Lucithrin
Lucif erase
Lucifernine
Adult diapause is seen in
Leptinotarsa
White grub
Anthonomus
All the above
Sempers rib is
Degenerated ocelli
Degenerated compound eyes
Degenerated trachea in wings
Degenerated wings
Most noisy insects are
Male Cicadas
Crickets
Gryllids
Grasshoppers
Carnitin is
Insect vitamin
Insecticide
Insect protein
Protein
An irritating substance produced by blister beetles
Cantharidin
Cantharodone
Canthacaffine
Canthamycin
An adhesive pad between the claws of the tarsus
Arolium
Empodium
Aedeagus
Clavus
Alternations of generations is seen in
Aphids
Mealy bugs
Whiteflies
All
In aphids, cornicles are present on ______abdominal segment
4 or 5
5 or 6
6 or 7
7 or 8
