Questions and CORRECT Answers
When an insect molts it leaves behind the old exoskeleton which is now called what? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Exuvia
Which of the following thoracic segments will never have a pair of wings associated with them?
- CORRECT ANSWER - Prothorax
Which of the following things is an Autotroph? - CORRECT ANSWER - A tomato plant
Which of the following parts of the insect brain is responsible for processing vision-related
information? - CORRECT ANSWER - Protocerebrum
During what mode of reproduction are eggs hatched inside the mother? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ovovivipartity
Which of the following is not a form of symbiosis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Predation
What percentage of insects are predacious? - CORRECT ANSWER - 10%
The paired appendages on the abdomen of some insects are called:
Cerci
Legs
Ovipositors
,Antennae - CORRECT ANSWER - Cerci
Most adult insects have simple eyes called _______ and compound eyes made of ____________.
Ommatidia, ocelli
Ommatidia, ommatidia
Ocelli, ommatidia
Ocelli, ocelli - CORRECT ANSWER - Ocelli, ommatidia
The insect thorax is made of three segments. Which segments contain wings?
Prothorax and mtathorax
Prothorax, mesothorax, metathorax
Prothorax and mesothorax
Mesothorax and metathorax - CORRECT ANSWER - Mesothorax and metathorax
What do insects primarily use their antennae for?
Touch
Smell
, Feeling
Tasting - CORRECT ANSWER - Smell
Another term for the foregut is the ______________.
Stomach
Crop
Intestine
Esophagus - CORRECT ANSWER - Crop
What is the aedeagus used for?
Digestion
Mating
Egg-laying
Hormone storage - CORRECT ANSWER - Mating