Top Mark Questions and Correct Verified Answers
Structural Pest Inspector Questions and
Correct Verified Answers
How many insects are on earth?
✓ 30 Million
Beetles have this many species
✓ 500,000 species of this insect
3 Negatives about Insects
✓ Eat our food, transmit disease, invade our structures
3 Positives about insects
✓ Pollinate plants, recycle organic material, keep numerous pests in check
Non WDO's
✓ Nuisance Ants, flies, spiders and rodents
Botanist who came up with classification system
✓ Linnaeus (Swedish botanist in mid 1700's)
Classification List
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✓ Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kindom
Insects have 3 body regions
✓ Head, Thorax, Abdomen
Insects have this many pairs of legs
✓ Insects have 3 pairs of
Incomplete Metamorphis
✓ Egg hatches into immature forms (nymphs) that resemble adults and gradually
increase. ex: Termites, cockroaches, earwigs
Complete Metamorphis
✓ Eggs hatch into larvae which go through the pupal stage before becoming
adults. Adults look completely different from other life stages. ex: Ants, beetles,
wasps, flies
Termites need 3 things to survive
✓ Food, Moisture, Shelter.
Subterranean Termites
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✓ the smallest but most destructive termite, nest underground in wood and
extend their tunnels into wooden structures
Dampwood Termites
✓ only live in very moist wood and cause damage primarily on the pacific coast
the 3 castes of termites
✓ King and Queen for reproduction, Workers for enlarging the nest/searching for
food and water/excavating tunnels, Soldiers for defending colony against ants
and predators.
The only termites with eyes
✓ King and Queens are the only termite to have this body feature
2 common termites to washington
✓ Western Subterranean and Pacific Dampwood
Termites are often confused with?
✓ Ants are often confused with?
Characteristics of a Termite body
Top Mark !!!
Structural Pest Inspector Questions and
Correct Verified Answers
How many insects are on earth?
✓ 30 Million
Beetles have this many species
✓ 500,000 species of this insect
3 Negatives about Insects
✓ Eat our food, transmit disease, invade our structures
3 Positives about insects
✓ Pollinate plants, recycle organic material, keep numerous pests in check
Non WDO's
✓ Nuisance Ants, flies, spiders and rodents
Botanist who came up with classification system
✓ Linnaeus (Swedish botanist in mid 1700's)
Classification List
Top Mark !!!
, Top Mark Questions and Correct Verified Answers
✓ Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kindom
Insects have 3 body regions
✓ Head, Thorax, Abdomen
Insects have this many pairs of legs
✓ Insects have 3 pairs of
Incomplete Metamorphis
✓ Egg hatches into immature forms (nymphs) that resemble adults and gradually
increase. ex: Termites, cockroaches, earwigs
Complete Metamorphis
✓ Eggs hatch into larvae which go through the pupal stage before becoming
adults. Adults look completely different from other life stages. ex: Ants, beetles,
wasps, flies
Termites need 3 things to survive
✓ Food, Moisture, Shelter.
Subterranean Termites
Top Mark !!!
, Top Mark Questions and Correct Verified Answers
✓ the smallest but most destructive termite, nest underground in wood and
extend their tunnels into wooden structures
Dampwood Termites
✓ only live in very moist wood and cause damage primarily on the pacific coast
the 3 castes of termites
✓ King and Queen for reproduction, Workers for enlarging the nest/searching for
food and water/excavating tunnels, Soldiers for defending colony against ants
and predators.
The only termites with eyes
✓ King and Queens are the only termite to have this body feature
2 common termites to washington
✓ Western Subterranean and Pacific Dampwood
Termites are often confused with?
✓ Ants are often confused with?
Characteristics of a Termite body
Top Mark !!!
