Entomology CDE Test
Question Bank
Complete metamorphosis - ANSWERSInsect that pass through the egg, larva, pupa, and adult
stages in their life cycle stages
Lepidoptera, swallowtail - ANSWERSParsley worm is in the order _____ and the adult turns in to
a ____
Wings - ANSWERSAxillary sclerites form points of attachment for muscles that control the:
Pupa - ANSWERSA _____ is the stage of development of an insect between the immature form
and the adult in holometabolous insects (complete metamorphosis)
Pro-legs - ANSWERSStructures would be found in an eruciform larva, but not in scarabaeiform
Pronotum - ANSWERSStructure that is NOT part of the head capsule of insects
Siphonaptera - ANSWERSLegless, eyeless, vermiform larva that is approximately 5 mm in length
probably belong to what insect order
Cibarial pump - ANSWERSIn cicadas and other sucking insects, movement of liquid to the mouth
results from the action of a ______
Modified legs - ANSWERSIn centipedes, the "fangs" are what type of structure
,Hellgrammite - ANSWERSA ________ is the immature, aquatic stage of a dobsonfly
Eat - ANSWERSIf an insect's subesophageal ganglion were paralyzed, it would be unable to
_______
Application of pesticides based only on calendar dates - ANSWERSWhich of these following
components are not part of integrated pest management?
Cantharadin - ANSWERSBlister beetles have what substance in their bodies that can be toxic to
livestock?
Coleoptera - ANSWERSThe fireflies belong to what insect order?
Cuticulin layer - ANSWERSWhich part of the exoskeleton lies between the exocuticle and the
wax layer?
Tergite - ANSWERSThe dorsal sclerite of each abdominal segment is called a _____
Central Mexico - ANSWERSThe eastern population of monarch butterflies overwinter in_____
70% - ANSWERS______ is the appropriate concentration of ethanol to preserve most insects
Soil - ANSWERSThe majority of native bees nest in what type of habitat?
Chewing and sucking lice - ANSWERSThe order Phthiraptera ______
Valvulae - ANSWERSWhich structures of insects are part of the ovipositor?
, Scape - ANSWERSWhat structures of insect's antenna articulates with its head capsule?
Stemmata - ANSWERSThe eyes of caterpillars are called _____
Oriental rat flea - ANSWERSThe plague, of "black death", is a disease of rodents transmitted by
the ______
Diptera - ANSWERSWhat order of insects is generally considered most important from a medical
and veterinary standpoint?
Milkweed - ANSWERSMonarch butterflies depend on which plant for their survival?
Trilobites - ANSWERS_________ are thought to be one of the first arthopods
Cerci - ANSWERSWhich abdominal structures of insects are primarily sensory in function?
Siphonaptera - ANSWERSWhich of the following orders of insects is most closely related to
Diptera?
$15 billion - ANSWERSHoney bees are valuable agricultural pollinators worth worth an
estimated ____ annually in the United States
Ovipositor - ANSWERSA/an ______ is used by female insects to lay eggs
Hymenoptera - ANSWERSWhat order of insects are the front and hing wings held together by
hamuli?
Question Bank
Complete metamorphosis - ANSWERSInsect that pass through the egg, larva, pupa, and adult
stages in their life cycle stages
Lepidoptera, swallowtail - ANSWERSParsley worm is in the order _____ and the adult turns in to
a ____
Wings - ANSWERSAxillary sclerites form points of attachment for muscles that control the:
Pupa - ANSWERSA _____ is the stage of development of an insect between the immature form
and the adult in holometabolous insects (complete metamorphosis)
Pro-legs - ANSWERSStructures would be found in an eruciform larva, but not in scarabaeiform
Pronotum - ANSWERSStructure that is NOT part of the head capsule of insects
Siphonaptera - ANSWERSLegless, eyeless, vermiform larva that is approximately 5 mm in length
probably belong to what insect order
Cibarial pump - ANSWERSIn cicadas and other sucking insects, movement of liquid to the mouth
results from the action of a ______
Modified legs - ANSWERSIn centipedes, the "fangs" are what type of structure
,Hellgrammite - ANSWERSA ________ is the immature, aquatic stage of a dobsonfly
Eat - ANSWERSIf an insect's subesophageal ganglion were paralyzed, it would be unable to
_______
Application of pesticides based only on calendar dates - ANSWERSWhich of these following
components are not part of integrated pest management?
Cantharadin - ANSWERSBlister beetles have what substance in their bodies that can be toxic to
livestock?
Coleoptera - ANSWERSThe fireflies belong to what insect order?
Cuticulin layer - ANSWERSWhich part of the exoskeleton lies between the exocuticle and the
wax layer?
Tergite - ANSWERSThe dorsal sclerite of each abdominal segment is called a _____
Central Mexico - ANSWERSThe eastern population of monarch butterflies overwinter in_____
70% - ANSWERS______ is the appropriate concentration of ethanol to preserve most insects
Soil - ANSWERSThe majority of native bees nest in what type of habitat?
Chewing and sucking lice - ANSWERSThe order Phthiraptera ______
Valvulae - ANSWERSWhich structures of insects are part of the ovipositor?
, Scape - ANSWERSWhat structures of insect's antenna articulates with its head capsule?
Stemmata - ANSWERSThe eyes of caterpillars are called _____
Oriental rat flea - ANSWERSThe plague, of "black death", is a disease of rodents transmitted by
the ______
Diptera - ANSWERSWhat order of insects is generally considered most important from a medical
and veterinary standpoint?
Milkweed - ANSWERSMonarch butterflies depend on which plant for their survival?
Trilobites - ANSWERS_________ are thought to be one of the first arthopods
Cerci - ANSWERSWhich abdominal structures of insects are primarily sensory in function?
Siphonaptera - ANSWERSWhich of the following orders of insects is most closely related to
Diptera?
$15 billion - ANSWERSHoney bees are valuable agricultural pollinators worth worth an
estimated ____ annually in the United States
Ovipositor - ANSWERSA/an ______ is used by female insects to lay eggs
Hymenoptera - ANSWERSWhat order of insects are the front and hing wings held together by
hamuli?
