UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Complete Metamorphosis - CORRECT ANSWER - What type of life cycle do mosquitoes
go through?
Egg>Larva>Pupa>Adult - CORRECT ANSWER - Life Stages of the mosquito
Water: - CORRECT ANSWER - Is required for larval development. All mosquitoes have
an aquatic larval stage.
Eggs: - CORRECT ANSWER - Can be laid singly or in groups; on or near water; on soil,
vegetation or other objects close to water; or on dry soul that is susceptible to seasonal flooding.
Larvae: - CORRECT ANSWER - Live in water, also known as "wigglers". Feed on free
organic matter I nthe water.
Pupae: - CORRECT ANSWER - Live in water also known as "tumbler". Do not feed.
They are only capable of quick, short movements used for escaping. Mosquitoes pupae use
trumpets to breathe at the water surface.
Adults: - CORRECT ANSWER - Capable of flight, some no more than 200 yards, others
over 100 miles.
Blood Meal - CORRECT ANSWER - Female mosquitoes require a ________ _______ for
reproduction.
Female: - CORRECT ANSWER - Can be easily separated by the form of antennae.