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ENTOMOLOGY CDE TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Complete metamorphosis - ANS Insect that pass through the egg, larva, pupa, and adult
stages in their life cycle stages
Lepidoptera, swallowtail - ANS Parsley worm is in the order _____ and the adult turns in to a
____
Wings - ANS Axillary sclerites form points of attachment for muscles that control the:
Pupa - ANS A _____ is the stage of development of an insect between the immature form
and the adult in holometabolous insects (complete metamorphosis)
Pro-legs - ANS Structures would be found in an eruciform larva, but not in scarabaeiform
Pronotum - ANS Structure that is NOT part of the head capsule of insects
Siphonaptera - ANS Legless, eyeless, vermiform larva that is approximately 5 mm in length
probably belong to what insect order
Cibarial pump - ANS In cicadas and other sucking insects, movement of liquid to the mouth
results from the action of a ______
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Modified legs - ANS In centipedes, the "fangs" are what type of structure
Hellgrammite - ANS A ________ is the immature, aquatic stage of a dobsonfly
Eat - ANS If an insect's subesophageal ganglion were paralyzed, it would be unable to
_______
Application of pesticides based only on calendar dates - ANS Which of these following
components are not part of integrated pest management?
Cantharadin - ANS Blister beetles have what substance in their bodies that can be toxic to
livestock?
Coleoptera - ANS The fireflies belong to what insect order?
Cuticulin layer - ANS Which part of the exoskeleton lies between the exocuticle and the wax
layer?
Tergite - ANS The dorsal sclerite of each abdominal segment is called a _____
Central Mexico - ANS The eastern population of monarch butterflies overwinter in_____
70% - ANS ______ is the appropriate concentration of ethanol to preserve most insects
Soil - ANS The majority of native bees nest in what type of habitat?
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Chewing and sucking lice - ANS The order Phthiraptera ______
Valvulae - ANS Which structures of insects are part of the ovipositor?
Scape - ANS What structures of insect's antenna articulates with its head capsule?
Stemmata - ANS The eyes of caterpillars are called _____
Oriental rat flea - ANS The plague, of "black death", is a disease of rodents transmitted by
the ______
Diptera - ANS What order of insects is generally considered most important from a medical
and veterinary standpoint?
Milkweed - ANS Monarch butterflies depend on which plant for their survival?
Trilobites - ANS _________ are thought to be one of the first arthopods
Cerci - ANS Which abdominal structures of insects are primarily sensory in function?
Siphonaptera - ANS Which of the following orders of insects is most closely related to
Diptera?
$15 billion - ANS Honey bees are valuable agricultural pollinators worth worth an estimated
____ annually in the United States
Ovipositor - ANS A/an ______ is used by female insects to lay eggs
ENTOMOLOGY CDE TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Complete metamorphosis - ANS Insect that pass through the egg, larva, pupa, and adult
stages in their life cycle stages
Lepidoptera, swallowtail - ANS Parsley worm is in the order _____ and the adult turns in to a
____
Wings - ANS Axillary sclerites form points of attachment for muscles that control the:
Pupa - ANS A _____ is the stage of development of an insect between the immature form
and the adult in holometabolous insects (complete metamorphosis)
Pro-legs - ANS Structures would be found in an eruciform larva, but not in scarabaeiform
Pronotum - ANS Structure that is NOT part of the head capsule of insects
Siphonaptera - ANS Legless, eyeless, vermiform larva that is approximately 5 mm in length
probably belong to what insect order
Cibarial pump - ANS In cicadas and other sucking insects, movement of liquid to the mouth
results from the action of a ______
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Modified legs - ANS In centipedes, the "fangs" are what type of structure
Hellgrammite - ANS A ________ is the immature, aquatic stage of a dobsonfly
Eat - ANS If an insect's subesophageal ganglion were paralyzed, it would be unable to
_______
Application of pesticides based only on calendar dates - ANS Which of these following
components are not part of integrated pest management?
Cantharadin - ANS Blister beetles have what substance in their bodies that can be toxic to
livestock?
Coleoptera - ANS The fireflies belong to what insect order?
Cuticulin layer - ANS Which part of the exoskeleton lies between the exocuticle and the wax
layer?
Tergite - ANS The dorsal sclerite of each abdominal segment is called a _____
Central Mexico - ANS The eastern population of monarch butterflies overwinter in_____
70% - ANS ______ is the appropriate concentration of ethanol to preserve most insects
Soil - ANS The majority of native bees nest in what type of habitat?
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Chewing and sucking lice - ANS The order Phthiraptera ______
Valvulae - ANS Which structures of insects are part of the ovipositor?
Scape - ANS What structures of insect's antenna articulates with its head capsule?
Stemmata - ANS The eyes of caterpillars are called _____
Oriental rat flea - ANS The plague, of "black death", is a disease of rodents transmitted by
the ______
Diptera - ANS What order of insects is generally considered most important from a medical
and veterinary standpoint?
Milkweed - ANS Monarch butterflies depend on which plant for their survival?
Trilobites - ANS _________ are thought to be one of the first arthopods
Cerci - ANS Which abdominal structures of insects are primarily sensory in function?
Siphonaptera - ANS Which of the following orders of insects is most closely related to
Diptera?
$15 billion - ANS Honey bees are valuable agricultural pollinators worth worth an estimated
____ annually in the United States
Ovipositor - ANS A/an ______ is used by female insects to lay eggs
