TERMITE BIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Termites jhbelong jhto jhthe jhorder jhof jh"Isoptera" jhand jhthe jhword jh"Isoptera" jhmeans? jh
a) jhThey jhhave jh6 jhlegs
b) jhThey jhhave jh2 jhantennae jh
c) jhThey jhhave jh3 jhbody jhparts jh
d) jhThey jhhave jhequal jhlength jhwings jh- jhThey jhhave jhequal jhlength jhwings
Name jhthe jh3 jhbody jhparts jhof jha jhtermite? jh- jhAbdomen, jhHead, jhand jhThorax
The jhantennae jhof jhtermites jhare jhelbowed jhand jhthe jhantennae jhof jhants jhare
jhstraight? jh
A) jhTrue jh
B) jhFalse jh- jhFalse
Termites jhuse jhtheir jhantennae jhto jhdo jhwhich jhof jhthe jhfollowing? jh
a) jhSmell jh
b) jhTaste jh
c) jhSee jh
d) jhAll jhthe jhabove jh- jhAll jhthe jhabove
Termites jhhave jhwhich jhtype jhof jheye? jh
a) jhSimple jh
b) jhCompound jh- jhCompound
Do jhtermites jhhave jhsharp jhvision? jh
a) jhYes jh
b) jhNo jh- jhNo
What jhtype jhof jhmouthparts jhdoes jha jhtermite jhhave? jh
a) jhPiercing-sucking jh
b) jhRasping-sucking jh
c) jhChewing-lapping jh
d) jhBiting-chewing jh- jhBiting-chewing
A jhtermite jhhas jhhow jhmany jhpairs jhof jhequal jhlength jhwings? jh
a) jh1 jh
b) jh2 jh- jh2
Termites jhhave jhhow jhmany jhlegs? jh
a) jh2 jh
, b) jh4 jh
c) jh6 jh
d) jh8 jh- jh6
What jhare jhspiracles? jh
A) jhparts jhof jhtheir jhmouth jh
B) jhair jhinlets jhfor jhtheir jhbreathing jhsystem jh
C) jhparts jhused jhto jhfeel jhtheir jhway jharound jhin jhthe jhdark jh
D) jhall jhof jhthe jhabove jh- jhAir jhinlets jhfor jhtheir jhbreathing jhsystem
A jhtermite's jhwaist jhis jhpinched jhdown jhlike jha jhthread jhand jhis jhcalled jha jhpedicel? jh
A) jhTrue jh
B) jhFalse jh- jhFalse
Termites jhhave jhwhich jhof jhthe jhfollowing jhlife jhcycles? jh
a) jhComplete jh
b) jhIncomplete jh
c) jhGradual jh
d) jhNone jhof jhthe jhabove jh- jhGradual
Termite jhnymphs jh(the jhyoung) jhlook jhnothing jhlike jhan jhadult jhtermite? jh
A) jhTrue jh
B) jhFalse jh- jhFalse
How jhmany jhinstars jhdoes jha jhtermite jhhave? jh
a) jh5 jh
b) jh6 jh
c) jh7 jh
d) jh8 jh- jh7
The jh3 jhconditions jhneeded jhto jhtrigger jha jhtermite jhswarm jhare? jh
a) jhThe jhcorrect jhtype jhof jhfood jh(wood) jh
b) jhTemperature jh
c) jhLight jh
d) jhHumidity jh
e) jhb, jhc jh& jhd jh
f) jha, jhb jh& jhc jh- jhe) jhb, jhc jh& jhd
Termites jhare jhpoor jhfliers jhand jhonly jhabout jh3 jhpercent jhof jhthem jhsurvive jhthe
jhmating jhflight? jh
A) jhTrue jh
B) jhFalse jh- jhTrue
If jhyou jhsee jhtermites jhin jha jhwindow jharea, jhyou jhknow jhthat jhthey jhare jhprobable
jhcoming jhfrom jhsomewhere jhin jhthat jhimmediate jharea? jh
A) jhTrue jh
AND ANSWERS
Termites jhbelong jhto jhthe jhorder jhof jh"Isoptera" jhand jhthe jhword jh"Isoptera" jhmeans? jh
a) jhThey jhhave jh6 jhlegs
b) jhThey jhhave jh2 jhantennae jh
c) jhThey jhhave jh3 jhbody jhparts jh
d) jhThey jhhave jhequal jhlength jhwings jh- jhThey jhhave jhequal jhlength jhwings
Name jhthe jh3 jhbody jhparts jhof jha jhtermite? jh- jhAbdomen, jhHead, jhand jhThorax
The jhantennae jhof jhtermites jhare jhelbowed jhand jhthe jhantennae jhof jhants jhare
jhstraight? jh
A) jhTrue jh
B) jhFalse jh- jhFalse
Termites jhuse jhtheir jhantennae jhto jhdo jhwhich jhof jhthe jhfollowing? jh
a) jhSmell jh
b) jhTaste jh
c) jhSee jh
d) jhAll jhthe jhabove jh- jhAll jhthe jhabove
Termites jhhave jhwhich jhtype jhof jheye? jh
a) jhSimple jh
b) jhCompound jh- jhCompound
Do jhtermites jhhave jhsharp jhvision? jh
a) jhYes jh
b) jhNo jh- jhNo
What jhtype jhof jhmouthparts jhdoes jha jhtermite jhhave? jh
a) jhPiercing-sucking jh
b) jhRasping-sucking jh
c) jhChewing-lapping jh
d) jhBiting-chewing jh- jhBiting-chewing
A jhtermite jhhas jhhow jhmany jhpairs jhof jhequal jhlength jhwings? jh
a) jh1 jh
b) jh2 jh- jh2
Termites jhhave jhhow jhmany jhlegs? jh
a) jh2 jh
, b) jh4 jh
c) jh6 jh
d) jh8 jh- jh6
What jhare jhspiracles? jh
A) jhparts jhof jhtheir jhmouth jh
B) jhair jhinlets jhfor jhtheir jhbreathing jhsystem jh
C) jhparts jhused jhto jhfeel jhtheir jhway jharound jhin jhthe jhdark jh
D) jhall jhof jhthe jhabove jh- jhAir jhinlets jhfor jhtheir jhbreathing jhsystem
A jhtermite's jhwaist jhis jhpinched jhdown jhlike jha jhthread jhand jhis jhcalled jha jhpedicel? jh
A) jhTrue jh
B) jhFalse jh- jhFalse
Termites jhhave jhwhich jhof jhthe jhfollowing jhlife jhcycles? jh
a) jhComplete jh
b) jhIncomplete jh
c) jhGradual jh
d) jhNone jhof jhthe jhabove jh- jhGradual
Termite jhnymphs jh(the jhyoung) jhlook jhnothing jhlike jhan jhadult jhtermite? jh
A) jhTrue jh
B) jhFalse jh- jhFalse
How jhmany jhinstars jhdoes jha jhtermite jhhave? jh
a) jh5 jh
b) jh6 jh
c) jh7 jh
d) jh8 jh- jh7
The jh3 jhconditions jhneeded jhto jhtrigger jha jhtermite jhswarm jhare? jh
a) jhThe jhcorrect jhtype jhof jhfood jh(wood) jh
b) jhTemperature jh
c) jhLight jh
d) jhHumidity jh
e) jhb, jhc jh& jhd jh
f) jha, jhb jh& jhc jh- jhe) jhb, jhc jh& jhd
Termites jhare jhpoor jhfliers jhand jhonly jhabout jh3 jhpercent jhof jhthem jhsurvive jhthe
jhmating jhflight? jh
A) jhTrue jh
B) jhFalse jh- jhTrue
If jhyou jhsee jhtermites jhin jha jhwindow jharea, jhyou jhknow jhthat jhthey jhare jhprobable
jhcoming jhfrom jhsomewhere jhin jhthat jhimmediate jharea? jh
A) jhTrue jh
