Mosquito Control Examination Questions
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1. What is the primary disease transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes?
A. Dengue fever
B. Malaria
C. Yellow fever
D. Zika virus
Answer: B
Malaria is primarily transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes,
which carry the Plasmodium parasite.
2. Which stage of the mosquito life cycle is aquatic?
A. Adult
B. Egg
,C. Pupa
D. Both B and C
Answer: D
Eggs and pupae develop in water, while larvae are also aquatic before
becoming terrestrial adults.
3. Mosquitoes undergo which type of metamorphosis?
A. Incomplete
B. Simple
C. Complete
D. Partial
Answer: C
Mosquitoes undergo complete metamorphosis: egg, larva, pupa, adult.
4. Which mosquito is primarily responsible for dengue transmission?
A. Anopheles gambiae
B. Culex pipiens
C. Aedes aegypti
D. Mansonia uniformis
,Answer: C
The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the main vector of dengue fever.
5. Mosquito larvae are commonly called:
A. Wrigglers
B. Tumblers
C. Crawlers
D. Floaters
Answer: A
Larvae are called wrigglers due to their swimming motion.
6. The pupal stage of mosquitoes is characterized by:
A. Feeding activity
B. Non-feeding transformation stage
C. Egg-laying
D. Blood feeding
Answer: B
Pupae do not feed and are in a transformation stage.
, 7. Which condition best promotes mosquito breeding?
A. Dry sandy soil
B. Clean running water
C. Stagnant water
D. High wind areas
Answer: C
Stagnant water provides ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes.
8. Adult mosquitoes primarily feed on:
A. Leaves
B. Nectar only
C. Blood (females)
D. Soil nutrients
Answer: C
Female mosquitoes feed on blood for egg development.
9. The main purpose of mosquito blood feeding is:
A. Energy production
B. Protein for egg development
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1. What is the primary disease transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes?
A. Dengue fever
B. Malaria
C. Yellow fever
D. Zika virus
Answer: B
Malaria is primarily transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes,
which carry the Plasmodium parasite.
2. Which stage of the mosquito life cycle is aquatic?
A. Adult
B. Egg
,C. Pupa
D. Both B and C
Answer: D
Eggs and pupae develop in water, while larvae are also aquatic before
becoming terrestrial adults.
3. Mosquitoes undergo which type of metamorphosis?
A. Incomplete
B. Simple
C. Complete
D. Partial
Answer: C
Mosquitoes undergo complete metamorphosis: egg, larva, pupa, adult.
4. Which mosquito is primarily responsible for dengue transmission?
A. Anopheles gambiae
B. Culex pipiens
C. Aedes aegypti
D. Mansonia uniformis
,Answer: C
The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the main vector of dengue fever.
5. Mosquito larvae are commonly called:
A. Wrigglers
B. Tumblers
C. Crawlers
D. Floaters
Answer: A
Larvae are called wrigglers due to their swimming motion.
6. The pupal stage of mosquitoes is characterized by:
A. Feeding activity
B. Non-feeding transformation stage
C. Egg-laying
D. Blood feeding
Answer: B
Pupae do not feed and are in a transformation stage.
, 7. Which condition best promotes mosquito breeding?
A. Dry sandy soil
B. Clean running water
C. Stagnant water
D. High wind areas
Answer: C
Stagnant water provides ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes.
8. Adult mosquitoes primarily feed on:
A. Leaves
B. Nectar only
C. Blood (females)
D. Soil nutrients
Answer: C
Female mosquitoes feed on blood for egg development.
9. The main purpose of mosquito blood feeding is:
A. Energy production
B. Protein for egg development
