ENTO 2003 Exam 3 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Having mosquito nets around your bed that prevent flying insects from feeding on you while you
sleep is a form of ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER - cultural control
Which type of social insect has a king? - CORRECT ANSWER - termites
What is the pathogen of yellow fever? - CORRECT ANSWER - virus
When combating a disease caused by a bacteria, the best treatment is ___________? -
CORRECT ANSWER - antibiotics
In areas with a high occurrence of malaria, humans have a trait that gives resistance. If a human
is heterozygous for sickle cell anemia, they cannot get malaria. In these areas, on average what
percentage of the children live to their twenties? - CORRECT ANSWER - 50%
The reservoir of yellow fever is: - CORRECT ANSWER - monkeys
When developing a pesticide which characteristic is most important for the targeted pest? -
CORRECT ANSWER - a low LD50
The vector of Plague is: - CORRECT ANSWER - flea
When insects are exposed to pesticides, some survive and pass the trait onto their offspring. This
causes the pesticide to lose effectiveness. The process is called: - CORRECT ANSWER -
resistance
Which of the following is the vector of the disease Chikungunya? - CORRECT
ANSWER - mosquitoes
, What is the state insect of Oklahoma? - CORRECT ANSWER - European honeybee
Humans have influenced the characteristics of honey bees. What is the process that is used to
selected desirable traits - CORRECT ANSWER - artificial selection
If a queen honeybee lays an unfertilized egg in a hive chamber, the egg becomes a: - CORRECT
ANSWER - haploid male
A lizard eats a cicket and the cricket eats a carrot plant which grows in a garden. In this example,
the lizard is a: - CORRECT ANSWER - secondary consumer
The economic injury level (EIL) for the crop Cannibus (marijuana) is measured in: - CORRECT
ANSWER - number of pests
All of the following are blood-feeding insects EXCEPT:
a. kissing bugs
b. fleas
c. lice
d. mosquitoes
e. all are - CORRECT ANSWER - all are blood feeding insects
the pathogen that causes elephantiasis is - CORRECT ANSWER - nematodes
Honey bees are able to tell other bees in the hive the direction and distance to a nectar resource.
When the resource is far away (1,500 meters), the bees: ____________ - CORRECT
ANSWER - do a waggle dance
Some termite species have soldiers and workers that are different sizes and have different jobs.
The workers are: - CORRECT ANSWER - both male and females
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Having mosquito nets around your bed that prevent flying insects from feeding on you while you
sleep is a form of ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER - cultural control
Which type of social insect has a king? - CORRECT ANSWER - termites
What is the pathogen of yellow fever? - CORRECT ANSWER - virus
When combating a disease caused by a bacteria, the best treatment is ___________? -
CORRECT ANSWER - antibiotics
In areas with a high occurrence of malaria, humans have a trait that gives resistance. If a human
is heterozygous for sickle cell anemia, they cannot get malaria. In these areas, on average what
percentage of the children live to their twenties? - CORRECT ANSWER - 50%
The reservoir of yellow fever is: - CORRECT ANSWER - monkeys
When developing a pesticide which characteristic is most important for the targeted pest? -
CORRECT ANSWER - a low LD50
The vector of Plague is: - CORRECT ANSWER - flea
When insects are exposed to pesticides, some survive and pass the trait onto their offspring. This
causes the pesticide to lose effectiveness. The process is called: - CORRECT ANSWER -
resistance
Which of the following is the vector of the disease Chikungunya? - CORRECT
ANSWER - mosquitoes
, What is the state insect of Oklahoma? - CORRECT ANSWER - European honeybee
Humans have influenced the characteristics of honey bees. What is the process that is used to
selected desirable traits - CORRECT ANSWER - artificial selection
If a queen honeybee lays an unfertilized egg in a hive chamber, the egg becomes a: - CORRECT
ANSWER - haploid male
A lizard eats a cicket and the cricket eats a carrot plant which grows in a garden. In this example,
the lizard is a: - CORRECT ANSWER - secondary consumer
The economic injury level (EIL) for the crop Cannibus (marijuana) is measured in: - CORRECT
ANSWER - number of pests
All of the following are blood-feeding insects EXCEPT:
a. kissing bugs
b. fleas
c. lice
d. mosquitoes
e. all are - CORRECT ANSWER - all are blood feeding insects
the pathogen that causes elephantiasis is - CORRECT ANSWER - nematodes
Honey bees are able to tell other bees in the hive the direction and distance to a nectar resource.
When the resource is far away (1,500 meters), the bees: ____________ - CORRECT
ANSWER - do a waggle dance
Some termite species have soldiers and workers that are different sizes and have different jobs.
The workers are: - CORRECT ANSWER - both male and females
