ENT 201 QUIZ 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The Cornell University website listed three types of natural enemies of insects (species
of living organisms that attack pests). The three types of insect natural enemies are
predators, parasitoids, and ______________. - Answer- pathogens
Which of the following is NOT a generalized activity of insects that makes them "pests"
in the view of people as defined in your reading assignment? - Answer- Eating other
insects and mites
True or False: Decomposition of dead plants and animals by insects is essential for the
food webs of the world. - Answer- true
The following statement describes which type of natural enemy? "The immature stage
develops in or on a single host, ultimately killing the host. Adults are free-living." -
Answer- Parasitoid
Only a few insects provide a direct product used by humans. Two examples were
described in the reading. Name one by writing the insect name and the product
produced. - Answer- honey bees produced honey
Insects are in what Kingdom? - Answer- Animal
The exact number of insect species cannot be known but the "best guess" is that there
are approximately how many known species of insects in the world? - Answer- 1 million
The basic unit of the evolutionary tree for all organisms is "the genetically distinct group
of individuals that reproduce and that are reproductively isolated for all other such
groups." This is the definition of: - Answer- species
The taxonomic hierarchy that you studied this week is a very recent development; that
is, it was proposed and developed within your lifetime. - Answer- false
What is the name for the branch of science devoted to the study of insects? - Answer-
Entomology
Which of the following is the correct order for the hierarchical system of organizing all
organisms from the most general to the most specific. - Answer- Kingdom Phylum Class
Order Family Genus Species
ANSWERS
The Cornell University website listed three types of natural enemies of insects (species
of living organisms that attack pests). The three types of insect natural enemies are
predators, parasitoids, and ______________. - Answer- pathogens
Which of the following is NOT a generalized activity of insects that makes them "pests"
in the view of people as defined in your reading assignment? - Answer- Eating other
insects and mites
True or False: Decomposition of dead plants and animals by insects is essential for the
food webs of the world. - Answer- true
The following statement describes which type of natural enemy? "The immature stage
develops in or on a single host, ultimately killing the host. Adults are free-living." -
Answer- Parasitoid
Only a few insects provide a direct product used by humans. Two examples were
described in the reading. Name one by writing the insect name and the product
produced. - Answer- honey bees produced honey
Insects are in what Kingdom? - Answer- Animal
The exact number of insect species cannot be known but the "best guess" is that there
are approximately how many known species of insects in the world? - Answer- 1 million
The basic unit of the evolutionary tree for all organisms is "the genetically distinct group
of individuals that reproduce and that are reproductively isolated for all other such
groups." This is the definition of: - Answer- species
The taxonomic hierarchy that you studied this week is a very recent development; that
is, it was proposed and developed within your lifetime. - Answer- false
What is the name for the branch of science devoted to the study of insects? - Answer-
Entomology
Which of the following is the correct order for the hierarchical system of organizing all
organisms from the most general to the most specific. - Answer- Kingdom Phylum Class
Order Family Genus Species
