Hoback Ento 2003 Exam 2 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The insect structure most like the human kidney is the ______ - CORRECT ANSWER -
Malaphigian tubules
For the insect digestive system, which part or parts are lines with exoskeleton - CORRECT
ANSWER - Midgut
A population of insects has been studied for 10 years. During that time, the length of the
mouthparts has been observed to get shorter on average. What type of selection is responsible for
this change from longer to shorter mouthparts is - CORRECT ANSWER - Directional
selection
When an insect has wings it can do all of the following EXCEPT - CORRECT ANSWER -
molt
In most natural populations, the small individuals are unable to acquire mates, while the largest
individuals are eaten by predator. What type of selection is operating - CORRECT
ANSWER - Stabilizing selection
For most species, the males are less choosey and will mate with any receptive female, while the
females only mate with the best male. Why is this the case - CORRECT ANSWER - Males
invest less energy in each offspring
The "shell" of a cicada that you find on the side of a tree after it emerges as an adult is called the
______ - CORRECT ANSWER - Exuvia
An insect with paurometabolous life cycle has which of the following stages - CORRECT
ANSWER - Egg, Nymph, Adult
, A species of female spider, femme fatalis, is observed making a web. When a male approaches
she invites him on to her web then eats him before they mate. She does the same with the next
male and then she lays eggs. Based on these observations which hypothesis is supported? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Rapacious female
Comparing a human, a large Atlas beetle, a medium sized honey bee, and a tiny mosquito, which
has the largest surface area to volume ratio - CORRECT ANSWER - Mosquito
Insects often have simple eyes and compound eyes. what do the ocelli detect - CORRECT
ANSWER - Light and Dark
An adult orthoptera has what on the mesothorax - CORRECT ANSWER - Tegmina
Which of the following is likely to produce sound by stridulation - CORRECT ANSWER -
Adult male orthoptera
What type of insect has prolegs - CORRECT ANSWER - Lepidoptera larva
A woman weighs 140 pounds. She gets pregnant with twins and gains 60 pounds. After giving
birth, she weighs 160 pounds. Over the next year, she loses 25 pounds and weighs 135 today.
When was her surface area to volume ratio the smallest - CORRECT ANSWER - A year
after she gave birth
The Japanese honey bees protect their colony from the attack of giant Asian hornents by -
CORRECT ANSWER - shivering to make the hornet too warm
An insect that comes into your garage to spend the winter and is able to fly around on warm days
even in December is said to - CORRECT ANSWER - Hibernate
Insects that live in Oklahoma know that winter is coming by detecting a token stimulus. What
token stimulus is used - CORRECT ANSWER - Day length
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The insect structure most like the human kidney is the ______ - CORRECT ANSWER -
Malaphigian tubules
For the insect digestive system, which part or parts are lines with exoskeleton - CORRECT
ANSWER - Midgut
A population of insects has been studied for 10 years. During that time, the length of the
mouthparts has been observed to get shorter on average. What type of selection is responsible for
this change from longer to shorter mouthparts is - CORRECT ANSWER - Directional
selection
When an insect has wings it can do all of the following EXCEPT - CORRECT ANSWER -
molt
In most natural populations, the small individuals are unable to acquire mates, while the largest
individuals are eaten by predator. What type of selection is operating - CORRECT
ANSWER - Stabilizing selection
For most species, the males are less choosey and will mate with any receptive female, while the
females only mate with the best male. Why is this the case - CORRECT ANSWER - Males
invest less energy in each offspring
The "shell" of a cicada that you find on the side of a tree after it emerges as an adult is called the
______ - CORRECT ANSWER - Exuvia
An insect with paurometabolous life cycle has which of the following stages - CORRECT
ANSWER - Egg, Nymph, Adult
, A species of female spider, femme fatalis, is observed making a web. When a male approaches
she invites him on to her web then eats him before they mate. She does the same with the next
male and then she lays eggs. Based on these observations which hypothesis is supported? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Rapacious female
Comparing a human, a large Atlas beetle, a medium sized honey bee, and a tiny mosquito, which
has the largest surface area to volume ratio - CORRECT ANSWER - Mosquito
Insects often have simple eyes and compound eyes. what do the ocelli detect - CORRECT
ANSWER - Light and Dark
An adult orthoptera has what on the mesothorax - CORRECT ANSWER - Tegmina
Which of the following is likely to produce sound by stridulation - CORRECT ANSWER -
Adult male orthoptera
What type of insect has prolegs - CORRECT ANSWER - Lepidoptera larva
A woman weighs 140 pounds. She gets pregnant with twins and gains 60 pounds. After giving
birth, she weighs 160 pounds. Over the next year, she loses 25 pounds and weighs 135 today.
When was her surface area to volume ratio the smallest - CORRECT ANSWER - A year
after she gave birth
The Japanese honey bees protect their colony from the attack of giant Asian hornents by -
CORRECT ANSWER - shivering to make the hornet too warm
An insect that comes into your garage to spend the winter and is able to fly around on warm days
even in December is said to - CORRECT ANSWER - Hibernate
Insects that live in Oklahoma know that winter is coming by detecting a token stimulus. What
token stimulus is used - CORRECT ANSWER - Day length
