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Entomology Practice

Total questions: 136

Worksheet time: 2hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The body temperature of insects changes with ambient environmental temperatures. Therefore, most insects cannot efficiently change their internal body temperature above the temperature of the environment. The first sentence describes ______________ while the second sentence describes________________.
a)
ectothermy and endothermy
b)
diapause and dormancy
c)
endothermy and ectothermy
d)
dormancy and diapause
2.
What diseases do Culex pipiens pipiens and C.p. quinquefasciatus vector?
a)
malaria
b)
yellow fever
c)
dengue fever
d)
St. Louis encephalitis
3.
What is the mouthpart called for feeding within the Lepidoptera?
a)
pylorus
b)
pronotum
c)
proboscis
d)
paranota
4.
What is the primary function of the wax layer of the exoskeleton?
a)
thermal insulation
b)
muscle attachment
c)
protection
d)
water barrier
5.
Dermaptera or earwigs are most closely related to which insect order?
a)
Hymenoptera
b)
Hemiptera
c)
Orthoptera
d)
Coleoptera
6.
Insects use their olfactory system for _____.
a)
sucking
b)
hearing
c)
seeing
d)
smelling
7.
Which of the following insect groups has hemimetabolous development?
a)
mayflies
b)
house flies
c)
ants
d)
weevils
8.
The phrase "endemic" insect refers to:
a)
native to or limited to a certain region
b)
invasive
c)
occurrence in an unfavorable environment
d)
occurrence in a desert habitat
9.
Solitary bees build nests in what type of habitat?
a)
all of the above
b)
in existing small tree holes or cavities
c)
in the soil
d)
in hollow plant stems
10.
The renowned myrmecologist _____ established the field of sociobiology.
a)
C.V. Riley
b)
John Bell
c)
Carl Linneaus
d)
E.O. Wilson
11.
During the ______, German cockroaches are very active.
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
day
d)
night
12.
The bed bug, Cimex lectularious, is an effective vector of what pathogenic microorganism?
a)
sporidia
b)
wolbachia
c)
none
d)
loa loa
13.
What function do protein cross-linkages have in the insect exoskeleton?
a)
They make membranes more flexible
b)
they make it impermeable to water
c)
they make sclerites more rigid
d)
They lighten the color of the exoskeleton
14.
The pleural suture lies just posterior to the _______.
a)
episternum
b)
trochantin
c)
epimeron
d)
trochanter
15.
What insects are included in the order Pthiraptera?
a)
cockroaches
b)
bed bugs
c)
flies
d)
lice
16.
What was a major cotton pest that was successfully eradicated in the U.S.?
a)
boll weevil
b)
stink bug
c)
lygus bug
d)
sunflower head moth
17.
The aquatic insect order whose immature stages sometimes create rock cases is ____.
a)
Ephemeroptera
b)
Diptera
c)
Odonata
d)
Trichoptera
18.
_____ is a primary characteristic of the order Orthoptera and is the type of forewing of this group.
a)
tegmina
b)
elytra
c)
hemelytra
d)
hamuli
19.
Which of the followings is the common name of the order Mecoptera?
a)
dragonfly
b)
firefly
c)
caddisfly
d)
scorpionfly
20.
The reproductive organ in male insects for transferring sperm is the _____.
a)
paraproct
b)
scape
c)
aedeagus
d)
gonopore
21.
Which structure would not be found on an insect's pretarsus?
a)
trochanter
b)
spines
c)
sticky pads
d)
claws
22.
What order of insects usually have their wings covered in flattened setae or scales?
a)
Coleoptera
b)
Lepidoptera
c)
Diptera 
d)
Hemiptera
23.
The following are groups of eusocial insects:
a)
termites
b)
gall-forming aphids
c)
All of these are eusocial insects
d)
ants
24.
Insects from this order do not act as pollinators:
a)
Hymenoptera
b)
Diptera
c)
Coleoptera
d)
Phasmatodea
25.
What is the principle energy source for most insects?
a)
vitamins
b)
carbohydrates
c)
cellulose
d)
proteins
26.

Triangular-shaped scutellum

Broadly-oval or shield shaped

Pronotum with spines

(a)  

27.

4-segmented antennae

No ocelli

Triangular region on wingtips

1-2 closed cells at base of wing (no other veins)

Wingtips tilt down from side view

(a)  

28.

Triangular cell at distal end of wing

1-2 cells at distal ends of wings

Long necks

(a)  

29.

4 segmented, slightly clubbed antennae

Head broader than 'neck', roughly same width as pronotum/scutellum

(a)  

30.

(Left)

4-segmented antennae

Ocelli present

4-5 veins in distal wing

(a)  

31.

(right)

No ocelli

Pronotum widened laterally

Weird wing venation

(a)  

32.

Small, shiny, black, roundish

Ocelli present

(a)  

33.

Very large pronotum (like shoulder pads)

Many (15-20) parallel veins

May have flattened hind tibiae

(a)  

34.

Large, curved beak ending between the front legs

2 large, closed cells with single vein extending to margin

(a)  

35.

Thin bodies, long spindly legs

Long antennae with balls on the end

(a)  

36.

Long and slender legs

Anal breathing tube

Stick-like or oval body

(a)  

37.

Tiny (almost spider like)

Proximal half of body wider than distal half

(a)  

38.

Thin with very long legs

Middle leg closer to hind leg than front leg

(a)  

39.

Rounded-oval shaped body

Protruding eyes

Looks like a toad

(a)  

40.

Rounded, smooth dorsum

Raptorial front legs with thick (almost triangular) femora

Membrane without veins

(a)  

41.

Regular front legs, large back legs

Bullet-shaped

(a)  

42.

Large

Membranous wings

3 ocelli

(a)  

43.

Pronotum projects backwards over the abdomen, sometimes forward over the head

Can resemble a plant thorn

(a)  

44.

Wings held almost vertically

Veins straight at distal end of wing

(a)  

45.

Wings held almost vertically

Wings oval/semicircular from the side

Distal wings have many cells

(a)  

46.

Triangular heads

Spiny hind tibiae

(a)  

47.

Elongated head resembling a snout

(a)  

48.

Oar-like hind legs with large femurs

Broadly oval-shaped

Raptorial front legs

(a)  

49.

Hind tibiae with 1-2 strong spines, ring of spines at distal tips

Widest midway between head and end of body

(a)  

50.

Elongated, flattened back

Wings folded flat over back

Long, thread-like antennae

Ocelli present

(a)  

51.

Wings absent

Long, stick-like body

(a)  

52.

Pincers off of abdomen

12-15 segmented antennae

(a)  

53.

Dark brown

Medium-large

(a)  

54.

Small

2 longitudinal stripes on pronotum

(a)  

55.

Triangular head with bulging eyes

Raptorial front legs

Lengthened pronotum

(a)  

56.

Wings flat atop body

3-segmented tarsi

Tympana on front tibiae

(a)  

57.

Humped back

Pronotum does not extend to abdomen

(a)  

58.

Front legs end in large, finger-like claws

Fossorial front tibia

Ugly heads

(a)  

59.

Very short antennae

Wings held to the side

(a)  

60.

Pronotum extends backwards over the abdomen and is narrowed posteriorly

(a)  

61.

Wings held in a roof over the body

Long antennae

Triagular-ish

(a)  

62.

Wings stalked at base

2 antenodal cross veins

(a)  

63.

Wings not stalked at base

10+ antenodal cross veins

(a)  

64.

Triangles in forewings/hindwings

No boots in wings

Eyes meet substantially

(a)  

65.

Eyes meet substantially

(a)  

66.

Triangles and boots in wings

Eyes slightly touch

(a)  

67.

Eyes slightly touch

(a)  

68.

4 wings

Flimsy body

(a)  

69.

Big, black mandibles with big yellow heads

(a)  

70.

White, squishy looking

(a)  

71.



(a)  

72.

Order, Suborder, Family

(a)  

73.

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(a)  

74.

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(a)  

75.

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(a)  

76.

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77.

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78.

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79.

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80.

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81.

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82.

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83.

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84.

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85.

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86.

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87.

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88.

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89.

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90.

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91.

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92.

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93.

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94.

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95.

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96.

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(a)  

97.

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(a)  

98.

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(a)  

99.

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(a)  

100.

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(a)  

101.

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(a)  

102.

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(a)  

103.

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(a)  

104.

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(a)  

105.

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(a)  

106.

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(a)  

107.

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(a)  

108.

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(a)  

109.

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(a)  

110.

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(a)  

111.

Antenna arise laterally, elytra with grooves, head with eyes narrower than pronotum

(a)  

112.

Metallic coloration, bullet-shaped

(a)  

113.

Head protrudes forward beyond pronotum, no yellow abdomen

(a)  

114.

Long antenna shaped like handlebars, long bodies, eyes are strongly notched

(a)  

115.

Oval shape, brightly colored

(a)  

116.

Green Lace Wings

(a)  

117.

Small, oval, brightly colored with spots, clubbed but hard to see antenna

(a)  

118.

Long, curved snout

(a)  

119.

Hairy, clubbed antenna

(a)  

120.

Swimming hairs on tibia, large coxal plates

(a)  

121.

Elongated bodies that are rounded at the ends, posterior portions of pronotum project backward to form spines

(a)  

122.

Shiny, red/orange/black patterned, oval

(a)  

123.

4 eyes, dark, shiny, have little butts sticking out

(a)  

124.

Spotted, small, oval, water beetles

(a)  

125.

Brown lace wings

(a)  

126.

Oval, somewhat convex, short clubbed antennae, ventral keel

(a)  

127.

Yellow/green abdominal segment, head concealed by pronotum

(a)  

128.

Toothbrush antennae, large mandibles, no middle line through pronotum

(a)  

129.

Looks like a preying Mantis

(a)  

130.

Small, furry, comma shaped

(a)  

131.

Knobbed antennae roughly the size of head and thorax, mottled wings

(a)  

132.

Pronotum detached from abdomen, grooved elytra, little horns from top of head

(a)  

133.

May look metallic, oval or elongated, heavy bodied, plate like projections on antennae

(a)  

134.

Body soft, somewhat flattened, may have orange-y markings, slightly truncated elytra

(a)  

135.

Truncated wings, slender and elongated body with short elytra, arched from the side

(a)  

136.

Notched eyes, matte appearance, rounded butts, 11 segmented filiform or monofiliform antenna, no teardrop on abdomen

(a)