Ento exam 1 UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Most healthy humans have several thousand eyelash mites living in their eyelids. These mites are
closely related to which of the following organisms? - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the
above
Insects contribute more than $59 billion per year to U.S. economy. Which service does NOT
contribute to the calculated value? - CORRECT ANSWER - Food for humans
What order of insects has leathery front wings? - CORRECT ANSWER - Orthoptera
All species in this order of insects have piercing-sucking mouthparts? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hemiptera
Which insect listed belongs to the order of Hemiptera based on how its common name is written?
- CORRECT ANSWER - Seed bug
When a person is afraid of insects but has never been stung or harmed. Psychologists sometimes
call this type of fear "Jungian fear". What is another name for "Jungian fear"? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Innate fear
Which is the lowest taxonomic level shared by humans and spiders? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Kingdom
How many antennae do Diplopoda have? - CORRECT ANSWER -2
Compared with humans, what characteristics is/are the same for arthropods? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Bilateral symmetry
, What kind of arthropods have members that can potentially sting? - CORRECT
ANSWER - All of the above
Which class or classes of arthropods have been used in battle to attack or defend a location? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Both A and C
The Ark of the Covenant may have contained arthropods that harmed the people who opened it.
If true, what kind of arthropods did it likely contain? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fleas
The arthropod class that has only predators and move fast when disturbed is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Chilopoda
Which is the lowest taxonomic category shared by beetles and locusts? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Class
Which country did not have a biological warfare program using insects during World War II? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Germany
Which class contains daddy longlegs? - CORRECT ANSWER - Arachnida
Which insect order has back wings that are reduced to paddles? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Diptera
Which order of insects has coiled, siphoning mouthparts that are used to drink liquids? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Lepidoptera
What does it mean if you have commensal/arthropods? - CORRECT ANSWER - A person
actually has arthropods on their body
What order name means "half wings"? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hemiptera
and CORRECT Answers
Most healthy humans have several thousand eyelash mites living in their eyelids. These mites are
closely related to which of the following organisms? - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the
above
Insects contribute more than $59 billion per year to U.S. economy. Which service does NOT
contribute to the calculated value? - CORRECT ANSWER - Food for humans
What order of insects has leathery front wings? - CORRECT ANSWER - Orthoptera
All species in this order of insects have piercing-sucking mouthparts? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hemiptera
Which insect listed belongs to the order of Hemiptera based on how its common name is written?
- CORRECT ANSWER - Seed bug
When a person is afraid of insects but has never been stung or harmed. Psychologists sometimes
call this type of fear "Jungian fear". What is another name for "Jungian fear"? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Innate fear
Which is the lowest taxonomic level shared by humans and spiders? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Kingdom
How many antennae do Diplopoda have? - CORRECT ANSWER -2
Compared with humans, what characteristics is/are the same for arthropods? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Bilateral symmetry
, What kind of arthropods have members that can potentially sting? - CORRECT
ANSWER - All of the above
Which class or classes of arthropods have been used in battle to attack or defend a location? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Both A and C
The Ark of the Covenant may have contained arthropods that harmed the people who opened it.
If true, what kind of arthropods did it likely contain? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fleas
The arthropod class that has only predators and move fast when disturbed is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Chilopoda
Which is the lowest taxonomic category shared by beetles and locusts? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Class
Which country did not have a biological warfare program using insects during World War II? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Germany
Which class contains daddy longlegs? - CORRECT ANSWER - Arachnida
Which insect order has back wings that are reduced to paddles? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Diptera
Which order of insects has coiled, siphoning mouthparts that are used to drink liquids? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Lepidoptera
What does it mean if you have commensal/arthropods? - CORRECT ANSWER - A person
actually has arthropods on their body
What order name means "half wings"? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hemiptera
