Termites: quiz UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which feeding strategy is NOT correctly defined?
A. Phytophagous- feeds on insects
B. Zoophagous- feeds on other animals
C. Saprophagous- feeds on dead and decaying plant and animal matter - CORRECT
ANSWER - A. Phytophagous- feeds on insects
All insects have this many body regions:
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4-7
D. 10-12 - CORRECT ANSWER - B. 3
Which is a correctly written binomial scientific name?
A. Formosan termite
B. Formosan subterranean termite
C. Coptotermes formosanus
D. Coptotermes Formosanus - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Coptotermes formosanus
Spiders are insects. (T of F) - CORRECT ANSWER - False. Both are Arthropoda, but
spiders are not class Insecta.
There is only one common name for each species. (T or F) - CORRECT ANSWER - False.
There can be many common names depending on the area, However, there is only one
SCIENTIFIC name for any one species.
,Winged insects can molt after reaching the adult stage. (T or F) - CORRECT ANSWER -
False. Winged insects don't molt after reaching adult stage.
Insect antennae can sense odors. (T or F) - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Name 3 ways insects benefit society. - CORRECT ANSWER - Pollination of flowers,
They help to decompose decaying material, they produce silk and honey
The legs and wings are attached to the ________ region of an insect. - CORRECT
ANSWER - thorax
Insects are in the Kingdom ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Animalia
Name the common name of each insect with its correct order.
Ants - CORRECT ANSWER - Hymenoptera
Name the common name of each insect with its correct order.
Termites - CORRECT ANSWER - Isoptera
Name the common name of each insect with its correct order.
Silverfish - CORRECT ANSWER - Thysanura
Name the common name of each insect with its correct order.
Aphids - CORRECT ANSWER - Hemiptera
,Beetles - CORRECT ANSWER - Coleoptera
Name the common name of each insect with its correct order.
Fleas - CORRECT ANSWER - Siphonaptera
Name the common name of each insect with its correct order.
Mosquitoes - CORRECT ANSWER - Diptera
Name the common name of each insect with its correct order.
Butterflies - CORRECT ANSWER - Lepidoptera
What is the one situation where you might need to know the scientific name of an insect. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Talking to people from other places about a specific insect.
What type of metamorphosis includes a pupal stage?
A. Incomplete
B. Gradual
C. Complete - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Complete
Termite specimens should be stored in:
A. Water
B. Alcohol
C. Any liquid
, D. Air - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Alcohol
Which two castes can be used for the identification of termites?
A. Alates
B. Workers
C. Soldiers
D. Nymphs - CORRECT ANSWER - Alates and Soldiers
Using the key for alates, what is not used to tell the difference between alates of Rhinotermitidae
(subterranean termites) and Termitidae (desert termites)
A. Presence or absence of ocelli
B. Number of veins in the anterior of wings
C. Color of wings and size of wing scales - CORRECT ANSWER - Presence or absence of
ocelli
Ball point pens can be used for writing identification labels that are to be kept in alcohol. (T or F)
- CORRECT ANSWER - False. Ink will run when exposed to alcohol.
Termite queens and kings should be used for identification because they are easy to collect and
have reliable keys. (T or F) - CORRECT ANSWER - False. This caste is very rarely
collected.
Not all termites are economically important. (T or F) - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Some termites have a modified ovipositor that is used for stinging. (T or F) - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which feeding strategy is NOT correctly defined?
A. Phytophagous- feeds on insects
B. Zoophagous- feeds on other animals
C. Saprophagous- feeds on dead and decaying plant and animal matter - CORRECT
ANSWER - A. Phytophagous- feeds on insects
All insects have this many body regions:
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4-7
D. 10-12 - CORRECT ANSWER - B. 3
Which is a correctly written binomial scientific name?
A. Formosan termite
B. Formosan subterranean termite
C. Coptotermes formosanus
D. Coptotermes Formosanus - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Coptotermes formosanus
Spiders are insects. (T of F) - CORRECT ANSWER - False. Both are Arthropoda, but
spiders are not class Insecta.
There is only one common name for each species. (T or F) - CORRECT ANSWER - False.
There can be many common names depending on the area, However, there is only one
SCIENTIFIC name for any one species.
,Winged insects can molt after reaching the adult stage. (T or F) - CORRECT ANSWER -
False. Winged insects don't molt after reaching adult stage.
Insect antennae can sense odors. (T or F) - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Name 3 ways insects benefit society. - CORRECT ANSWER - Pollination of flowers,
They help to decompose decaying material, they produce silk and honey
The legs and wings are attached to the ________ region of an insect. - CORRECT
ANSWER - thorax
Insects are in the Kingdom ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Animalia
Name the common name of each insect with its correct order.
Ants - CORRECT ANSWER - Hymenoptera
Name the common name of each insect with its correct order.
Termites - CORRECT ANSWER - Isoptera
Name the common name of each insect with its correct order.
Silverfish - CORRECT ANSWER - Thysanura
Name the common name of each insect with its correct order.
Aphids - CORRECT ANSWER - Hemiptera
,Beetles - CORRECT ANSWER - Coleoptera
Name the common name of each insect with its correct order.
Fleas - CORRECT ANSWER - Siphonaptera
Name the common name of each insect with its correct order.
Mosquitoes - CORRECT ANSWER - Diptera
Name the common name of each insect with its correct order.
Butterflies - CORRECT ANSWER - Lepidoptera
What is the one situation where you might need to know the scientific name of an insect. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Talking to people from other places about a specific insect.
What type of metamorphosis includes a pupal stage?
A. Incomplete
B. Gradual
C. Complete - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Complete
Termite specimens should be stored in:
A. Water
B. Alcohol
C. Any liquid
, D. Air - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Alcohol
Which two castes can be used for the identification of termites?
A. Alates
B. Workers
C. Soldiers
D. Nymphs - CORRECT ANSWER - Alates and Soldiers
Using the key for alates, what is not used to tell the difference between alates of Rhinotermitidae
(subterranean termites) and Termitidae (desert termites)
A. Presence or absence of ocelli
B. Number of veins in the anterior of wings
C. Color of wings and size of wing scales - CORRECT ANSWER - Presence or absence of
ocelli
Ball point pens can be used for writing identification labels that are to be kept in alcohol. (T or F)
- CORRECT ANSWER - False. Ink will run when exposed to alcohol.
Termite queens and kings should be used for identification because they are easy to collect and
have reliable keys. (T or F) - CORRECT ANSWER - False. This caste is very rarely
collected.
Not all termites are economically important. (T or F) - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Some termites have a modified ovipositor that is used for stinging. (T or F) - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
