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Entomology Exam - Batch 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The earliest insect fossils appeared during which geologic period?

a)

Jurassic

b)

Carboniferous

c)

Cretaceous

d)

Devonian

2.

Ancient Chinese cave paintings depicting insect pests date back about:

a)

2,000 years

b)

4,000 years

c)

6,000 years

d)

10,000 years

3.

The earliest record of silkworm rearing in the Philippines was introduced by:

a)

Father Galliana

b)

Antonio Sedeno

c)

Charles Fuller Baker

d)

Leopoldo Uichanco

4.

The first imported biological control agent in the Philippines (1850) was:

a)

Praying mantis

b)

Lady beetle

c)

Martinez bird

d)

Weaver ant

5.

Who became the first government entomologist in the Philippines?

a)

Leopoldo Uichanco

b)

Charles Fuller Baker

c)

Claire Baltazar

d)

Bernardo Gabriel

6.

The first Filipina entomologist and authority on Philippine Hymenopterans was:

a)

Dolores Ramirez

b)

Claire Baltazar

c)

Paz Mendoza

d)

Lydia Villanueva

7.

Which insect was involved in the first written account of Philippine entomology, as described by Pigafetta?

a)

Locust

b)

Silkworm

c)

Leaf insect

d)

Firefly

8.

The earliest locust swarm in the Philippines was recorded in 1569 in:

a)

Leyte

b)

Panay

c)

Mindoro

d)

Batangas

9.

Who was the first Filipino to describe new insect species in the Philippines (psyllids, 1922)?

a)

Leopoldo Uichanco

b)

Claire Baltazar

c)

Bernardo Gabriel

d)

Gregorio Velasquez

10.

The Black Death (Bubonic plague) in Europe was historically transmitted by which insect group?

a)

Mosquitoes

b)

Fleas

c)

Lice

d)

Ticks

11.

Which feature contributes most to the ecological success of insects?

a)

Large body size

b)

High reproductive potential

c)

Soft exoskeleton

d)

Lack of wings

12.

Warning coloration in insects functions as:

a)

Protective mimicry

b)

Defense mechanism

c)

Camouflage

d)

Thermoregulation

13.

The study of honeybees is known as:

a)

Sericulture

b)

Apiculture

c)

Melittology

d)

Hymenopterology

14.

The study of silkworms is called:

a)

Sericulture

b)

Lepidopterology

c)

Tassariculture

d)

Silkology

15.

Which of the following insects is considered a vector of plant viruses?

a)

Ants

b)

Leafhoppers

c)

Grasshoppers

d)

Beetles

16.

Which is NOT a benefit provided by insects?

a)

Pollination

b)

Soil aeration

c)

Food source

d)

Viral infection transmission

17.

Beeswax and shellac are examples of:

a)

Insect defense chemicals

b)

Useful insect products

c)

Secondary metabolites of plants

d)

Mycotoxins

18.

Which mosquito genus transmits malaria?

a)

Aedes

b)

Anopheles

c)

Culex

d)

Mansonia

19.

Which is an example of protective mimicry in insects?

a)

Locust swarm behavior

b)

Lady beetle coloration

c)

Stick insect resembling a twig

d)

Honeybee waggle dance

20.

The most important characteristic of insect success is:

a)

Exoskeleton with chitin

b)

Bright coloration

c)

Cold-blooded metabolism

d)

Short life span

21.

Insects belong to which phylum?

a)

Mollusca

b)

Arthropoda

c)

Annelida

d)

Echinodermata

22.

The three main body regions of insects are:

a)

Cephalothorax, abdomen, wings

b)

Head, thorax, abdomen

c)

Head, midgut, hindgut

d)

Antennae, legs, wings

23.

Which body region bears the wings?

a)

Head

b)

Thorax

c)

Abdomen

d)

Antenna

24.

The insect exoskeleton is primarily composed of:

a)

Cellulose

b)

Pectin

c)

Chitin

d)

Keratin

25.

The sensory organ in the pedicel of the antenna is called:

a)

Tympanum

b)

Johnston's organ

c)

Ommatidia

d)

Cerci