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Insects that pass through the egg, larva, pupa, and
adult stages in their life cycle have
__________________.
A. incomplete metamorphisis
B. no metamorphisis
C. complete metamorphisis
D. gradual metamophisis - ANS-C. complete
metamorphisis
Which stucture protects the midgut from abraison
by food particles and acts as a sieve?
A. pyloric valve
B. paritrophic membrane
C. intima
D. proventriculus - ANS-B. paritrophic membrane
Which of the following describes the jumping legs of
grasshoppers.
A. saltatorial
B. cursorial
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C. raptorial
D. natatorial - ANS-A. saltatorial
The hypopharynx seperates the mouth opening or
food canal from the _____________.
A. mandibles
B. cibarium
C. salivarium
D. labrum - ANS-C. salivarium
Which structure is not part of an insect's tracheal
system?
A. spiracle
B. tracheole
C. taenidia
D. sinus - ANS-D. sinus
Approximately ___________ species of the insects
are used as food in many parts of the world.
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A. 200
B. 100
C. 500
D. 400 - ANS-C. 500
Widely used pesticides that have been in the
spotlight recently for being toxic to honey bees
include ______________.
A. neonicotinoids
B. diamides
C. neem oil
D. spinosyns - ANS-A. neonicotinoids
In which of the following insects do only the females
suck blood?
A. louse
B. bedbug
C. mosquito
D. flea - ANS-C. mosquito
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Approximately how many species of insects have
been described to date?
A. 1 million
B. 5 million
C. 500 thousand
D. 12 million - ANS-A. 1 million
A parsley worm is in the order _______________ and
the adult turns into a ___________.
A. Lepidoptera, cabbage looper
B. Coleoptera, Weevil
C. Lepidoptera, swallowtail
D. Diptera, mosquito - ANS-C. Lepidoptera,
swallowtail
Axillary sclerities form points of attachment for
muscles that control the:
A. wings