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EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT & 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
To which body segment are the elytra attached? Correct answer-mesothorax
The old shed skin left behind after an insect is known as the- Correct answer-excuvium
The eastern population of monarch butterflies overwinter in- Correct answer-Central Mexico
The abdomen of insects is specialized for- Correct answer-reproduction and digestion
What is the primary function of the wax layer of the exoskeleton? Correct answer-water barrier
-represents the most speciose order of insects, with approximately - species Correct answer-
Coleoptera, 400,000
Firebrats and silverfish are common household pests in order Correct answer-Thysanura
A tool used to collect insects using your mouth or a hand bulb and a small vial is a/an Correct
answer-aspirator
A geniculate insect antenna is Correct answer-elbowed
- is a family in the order - Correct answer-Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera
What is the visible characteristic that can be used to separate male and female mosquito adults
Correct answer-males generally with plumose antennae, females with only a few short hairs
Which structure would not be found on an insect's pretarsus? Correct answer-trochanter
The Johnston's organ Correct answer-all of the above
The following is the genus of the "yellow fever mosquito" and "Asian tiger mosquito" that vectors
dengue, chikungunya and zika viruses. Correct answer-Aedes
Dolbears law refers to what insect and environmental relationship? Correct answer-Predicting air
temperature with cricket chirps
The following sections are parts of an insect's leg: Correct answer-coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia and
tarsus
- is found as both a supporting element in fungal cell walls and a key component of arthropod
exoskeletons Correct answer-chitin
Predaceous diving beetles belong to what insect order Correct answer-Coleoptera
Which of the following insect groups has hemimetabolous development? Correct answer-mayflies
, The majority of honey bees in a colony are females and called Correct answer-workers
An insect heart is best described as a Correct answer-dorsal vessel
- are thought to be one of the first arthropods Correct answer-Trilobites
If an insect is described as zoophilic, that insect prefers ____ to ____. Correct answer-animals;
humans
Functions of the insect hemolymph includes: Correct answer-all of the abve
The reproductive organ in male insects for transferring sperm is the Correct answer-aedeagus
When and where were the first fire ants discovered in North America? Correct answer-Mobile,
Alabama in the 1930s
Ground beetles and cockroaches have - legs used for running Correct answer-Cursorial
The - civilization regarded dung beetles as sacred Correct answer-Egyptian
What is the correct common name for Solenopsis invicta Buren? Correct answer-red imported fire
ant
Why do insects molt? Correct answer-all of the above
The butterfly pupa is known as a Correct answer-chrysalis
- flour has been developed and marketed in recent years as a new for of supplemental protein and
cooking agent Correct answer-cricket
In which of the following insects do only the females suck blood? Correct answer-mosquito
The rime cause of insect extinctions, at least of local populations if not species, is Correct answer-
habitat loss
Mole crickets have - legs used for digging Correct answer-Fossorial
In what order of insects are the front wings known as "elytra?" Correct answer-Coleoptera
Oothecas, or egg cases, belonging to what insect order? Correct answer-Mantodea
Which of the following orders of insects is most closely related to Diptera? Correct answer-
Siphonaptera
The - is the ventral surface of the thorax of insects Correct answer-sternum
What order of insects is generally considered most important for a medical and veterinary
standpoint? Correct answer-Diptera
Which insect structure develops from embryonic ectoderm? Correct answer-brain
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT & 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
To which body segment are the elytra attached? Correct answer-mesothorax
The old shed skin left behind after an insect is known as the- Correct answer-excuvium
The eastern population of monarch butterflies overwinter in- Correct answer-Central Mexico
The abdomen of insects is specialized for- Correct answer-reproduction and digestion
What is the primary function of the wax layer of the exoskeleton? Correct answer-water barrier
-represents the most speciose order of insects, with approximately - species Correct answer-
Coleoptera, 400,000
Firebrats and silverfish are common household pests in order Correct answer-Thysanura
A tool used to collect insects using your mouth or a hand bulb and a small vial is a/an Correct
answer-aspirator
A geniculate insect antenna is Correct answer-elbowed
- is a family in the order - Correct answer-Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera
What is the visible characteristic that can be used to separate male and female mosquito adults
Correct answer-males generally with plumose antennae, females with only a few short hairs
Which structure would not be found on an insect's pretarsus? Correct answer-trochanter
The Johnston's organ Correct answer-all of the above
The following is the genus of the "yellow fever mosquito" and "Asian tiger mosquito" that vectors
dengue, chikungunya and zika viruses. Correct answer-Aedes
Dolbears law refers to what insect and environmental relationship? Correct answer-Predicting air
temperature with cricket chirps
The following sections are parts of an insect's leg: Correct answer-coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia and
tarsus
- is found as both a supporting element in fungal cell walls and a key component of arthropod
exoskeletons Correct answer-chitin
Predaceous diving beetles belong to what insect order Correct answer-Coleoptera
Which of the following insect groups has hemimetabolous development? Correct answer-mayflies
, The majority of honey bees in a colony are females and called Correct answer-workers
An insect heart is best described as a Correct answer-dorsal vessel
- are thought to be one of the first arthropods Correct answer-Trilobites
If an insect is described as zoophilic, that insect prefers ____ to ____. Correct answer-animals;
humans
Functions of the insect hemolymph includes: Correct answer-all of the abve
The reproductive organ in male insects for transferring sperm is the Correct answer-aedeagus
When and where were the first fire ants discovered in North America? Correct answer-Mobile,
Alabama in the 1930s
Ground beetles and cockroaches have - legs used for running Correct answer-Cursorial
The - civilization regarded dung beetles as sacred Correct answer-Egyptian
What is the correct common name for Solenopsis invicta Buren? Correct answer-red imported fire
ant
Why do insects molt? Correct answer-all of the above
The butterfly pupa is known as a Correct answer-chrysalis
- flour has been developed and marketed in recent years as a new for of supplemental protein and
cooking agent Correct answer-cricket
In which of the following insects do only the females suck blood? Correct answer-mosquito
The rime cause of insect extinctions, at least of local populations if not species, is Correct answer-
habitat loss
Mole crickets have - legs used for digging Correct answer-Fossorial
In what order of insects are the front wings known as "elytra?" Correct answer-Coleoptera
Oothecas, or egg cases, belonging to what insect order? Correct answer-Mantodea
Which of the following orders of insects is most closely related to Diptera? Correct answer-
Siphonaptera
The - is the ventral surface of the thorax of insects Correct answer-sternum
What order of insects is generally considered most important for a medical and veterinary
standpoint? Correct answer-Diptera
Which insect structure develops from embryonic ectoderm? Correct answer-brain
