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MC mgmt must take into account life cycle, behavior, abundance,
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and ________ - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔public health
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significance
How many wings and legs do mosquitoes have? - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔One pair of narrow wings and three pairs of long, || || || || || || || || || ||
slender legs ||
Mosquito coloration is usually __________ to ____________ with
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some species having distrint ______ markings on
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thorax/abdomen/legs. Mosquitoes vary in length from ___ to ____
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depending on species. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Brown, black,
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white, 3/16 inch -1/2 inch (5-13mm)
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Adult mosquitoes have an elongated _____ with piecing mouthparts.
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The ________ mosquito uses these mouthparts to penetrate animal
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skin for blood. ___________ mosquitos only feed on plant nectar. -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Proboscis, female, male || || ||
Mosquitos sometimes confused for _____ or _________. The
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presence of __________ and ___________ on the veins of the wings
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are only found on mosquitoes. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔crane
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flies and midges, an elongated proboscis and scales
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Most insects have 3 insect body regions (list them), three pairs
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segmented legs, and a pair of antennae - CORRECT || || || || || || || || ||
ANSWER(S)✔✔head, thorax, abdomen || ||
An insect's leg is composed of the coxa (near body), femur, tibia, and
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_______. More than ______ species of M's in Iowa. - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔tarsus (foot), 40 || ||
M's undergo a _____________ metamophosis life cycle, consisting of
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4 life stages: _________, ________, __________, and __________. -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Complete. Egg, larva, pupa, and adult || || || || || ||
Eggs, larvae, and pupae need ______ to complete development. They
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type of ________ varies by species; some in permanent, some in
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artificial. All sites called __________. - CORRECT || || || || || || ||
ANSWER(S)✔✔Standing water. Breeding sites. || || ||
M females lay eggs in water or places water likely to accumulate after
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________. Laid in batches of one, or 50-400. Eggs are elongated and
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1/40inch (.6 mm). Brown or black prior to hatch. Most hatch in
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__________ days, where others require drying period (these might || || || || || || || || ||
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be dormant for months and hatch minutes after flooded w/ rain) -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Blood meal. 2-3 days || || || ||
Wigglers (meaning?) hatch from eggs and feed on bits of organic
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matter in water. They spend considerable time on water surface
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taking in oxygen though specialized breathing tube. - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔M larvae ||
4 larval growth stages called ________. Larvae look same in all
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_____ except their size. Development can be completed in as little at
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7-10 days in summer, after while larvae molt into pupae - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔instars
M larvae are _____ and cannot feed. Called "tumblers" b/c they
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tumble around when disturbed. In summer, adult m's emerge from
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pupal stage in 2-3 days. After addtl 1-2 days, females ready for first
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blood. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔comma shaped
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Time to complete m life cycle as short as ___________ or long as 7
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months dep on environmental conditions. Some species have a single
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generation each year, others may have 4 or more per year -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔10 days || ||
Iowa MC 7D Test Questions With || || || || || ||
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MC mgmt must take into account life cycle, behavior, abundance,
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and ________ - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔public health
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significance
How many wings and legs do mosquitoes have? - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔One pair of narrow wings and three pairs of long, || || || || || || || || || ||
slender legs ||
Mosquito coloration is usually __________ to ____________ with
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some species having distrint ______ markings on
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thorax/abdomen/legs. Mosquitoes vary in length from ___ to ____
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depending on species. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Brown, black,
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white, 3/16 inch -1/2 inch (5-13mm)
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Adult mosquitoes have an elongated _____ with piecing mouthparts.
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The ________ mosquito uses these mouthparts to penetrate animal
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skin for blood. ___________ mosquitos only feed on plant nectar. -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Proboscis, female, male || || ||
Mosquitos sometimes confused for _____ or _________. The
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presence of __________ and ___________ on the veins of the wings
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are only found on mosquitoes. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔crane
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flies and midges, an elongated proboscis and scales
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Most insects have 3 insect body regions (list them), three pairs
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segmented legs, and a pair of antennae - CORRECT || || || || || || || || ||
ANSWER(S)✔✔head, thorax, abdomen || ||
An insect's leg is composed of the coxa (near body), femur, tibia, and
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_______. More than ______ species of M's in Iowa. - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔tarsus (foot), 40 || ||
M's undergo a _____________ metamophosis life cycle, consisting of
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4 life stages: _________, ________, __________, and __________. -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Complete. Egg, larva, pupa, and adult || || || || || ||
Eggs, larvae, and pupae need ______ to complete development. They
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type of ________ varies by species; some in permanent, some in
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artificial. All sites called __________. - CORRECT || || || || || || ||
ANSWER(S)✔✔Standing water. Breeding sites. || || ||
M females lay eggs in water or places water likely to accumulate after
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________. Laid in batches of one, or 50-400. Eggs are elongated and
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1/40inch (.6 mm). Brown or black prior to hatch. Most hatch in
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__________ days, where others require drying period (these might || || || || || || || || ||
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be dormant for months and hatch minutes after flooded w/ rain) -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Blood meal. 2-3 days || || || ||
Wigglers (meaning?) hatch from eggs and feed on bits of organic
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matter in water. They spend considerable time on water surface
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taking in oxygen though specialized breathing tube. - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔M larvae ||
4 larval growth stages called ________. Larvae look same in all
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_____ except their size. Development can be completed in as little at
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7-10 days in summer, after while larvae molt into pupae - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔instars
M larvae are _____ and cannot feed. Called "tumblers" b/c they
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tumble around when disturbed. In summer, adult m's emerge from
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pupal stage in 2-3 days. After addtl 1-2 days, females ready for first
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blood. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔comma shaped
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Time to complete m life cycle as short as ___________ or long as 7
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months dep on environmental conditions. Some species have a single
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generation each year, others may have 4 or more per year -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔10 days || ||
