Texas Entomology CDE Quiz Bank 2022
– 2026 with 250 questions and complete
solutions.
Texas Entomology CDE Quiz Bank 2022
– 2026 with 250 questions and complete
solutions.
To which body are the Elytra attached?
A. Prothorax
B. Metathorax
C. Mesothorax
D. First Abdominal - ANSWER C. Mesothorax
The old shed skin left behind after an insect molts is known as the ________.
A . Ecdysis
B. Excuvium
C. Stadium
D. Sclerite - ANSWER B. Excuvium
Th eastern population of Monarch Butterflies overwinter in __________.
A. Baja California
B. Central Mexico
C. Florida
D. Texas - ANSWER B. Central Mexico
The abdomen of insects is specialized for:
A. feeding and locomotion
B. reproduction and digestion
,Texas Entomology CDE Quiz Bank 2022
– 2026 with 250 questions and complete
solutions.
C. digestion and ingestion
D. locomotion and reproduction - ANSWER B. reproduction and digestion
What is the primary function of the wax layer of the Exoskeleton?
A. water barrier
B. protection
C. thermal insulation
D. muscle attachment - ANSWER A. water barrier
__________ represents the most speciose order of insect, with approximately __________ species.
A. Lepidoptera, 350,000
B. Zoraptera, 500,000
C. Collembola, 450,000
D. Coleoptera, 400,000 - ANSWER D. Coleoptera, 400,000
Firebrats and Silverfish are common household pests in the order________.
A. Thysanura
B. Mecoptera
C. Odonata
D. Hemiptera - ANSWER A. Thysanura
A tool used to collect insects using your mouth or a hand bulb and a small vial are called a/an
_____________.
A. sweep net
B. aspirator
C. berlese funnel
,Texas Entomology CDE Quiz Bank 2022
– 2026 with 250 questions and complete
solutions.
D. pitfall trap - ANSWER B. aspirator
A geniculate insect antenna is ______________________.
A. clubbed
B. serrated
C. elbowed
D. hairy - ANSWER C. elbowed
_____________ is a family in the order __________
A. Chrysomelidae, Collembola
B. Tortricidae, Hemiptera
C. Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae
D. Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera - ANSWER D. Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera
What is the visible characteristic that can be used to separate male and female mosquito adults?
A. females have smaller compound eyes
B. hairy legs in male, females without hairy legs
C. elongated mouthparts in males, shorter in females
D. males generally with plumose antennae, females with only a few short hairs - ANSWER D. males
generally with plumose antennae, females with only a few short hairs
Which structure would not be found on an insect's pretarsus?
A. trochanter
B . ticky pads
C. claws
D. spines - ANSWER A. trochanter
, Texas Entomology CDE Quiz Bank 2022
– 2026 with 250 questions and complete
solutions.
The Johnston's organ ___________________________.
A. all of the above
B. Separates the Class Insecta from the Class Entognatha
C. Senses physical environmental stimuli (vibrations, wind, gravity)
D. Is used to detect changes between antennal segments - ANSWER A. all of the above
The following is the genus of the yellow fever mosquito ́and Asian tiger mosquito ́that vectors dengue,
chikungunya and zika viruses.
A. Heterosternuta
B. Anopheles
C. Culex
D. Aedes - ANSWER D. Aedes
Dolbears law refers to what insect and environmental relationship?
A. Predicting snowfall with housefly abundance
B. Predicting air temperature with cricket chirps
C. Predicting wind speed with dragonfly flight
D. Predicting rainfall with caterpillar growth - ANSWER B. Predicting air temperature with cricket chirps
The following sections are parts of an insect's leg:
A. Tegula, cornicle, frenulum, petiole
B. coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia and tarsus
C. Coxa, femur, tibia and mentum
D. Clypeus, corium, tegula and cornicle - ANSWER B. coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia and tarsus
– 2026 with 250 questions and complete
solutions.
Texas Entomology CDE Quiz Bank 2022
– 2026 with 250 questions and complete
solutions.
To which body are the Elytra attached?
A. Prothorax
B. Metathorax
C. Mesothorax
D. First Abdominal - ANSWER C. Mesothorax
The old shed skin left behind after an insect molts is known as the ________.
A . Ecdysis
B. Excuvium
C. Stadium
D. Sclerite - ANSWER B. Excuvium
Th eastern population of Monarch Butterflies overwinter in __________.
A. Baja California
B. Central Mexico
C. Florida
D. Texas - ANSWER B. Central Mexico
The abdomen of insects is specialized for:
A. feeding and locomotion
B. reproduction and digestion
,Texas Entomology CDE Quiz Bank 2022
– 2026 with 250 questions and complete
solutions.
C. digestion and ingestion
D. locomotion and reproduction - ANSWER B. reproduction and digestion
What is the primary function of the wax layer of the Exoskeleton?
A. water barrier
B. protection
C. thermal insulation
D. muscle attachment - ANSWER A. water barrier
__________ represents the most speciose order of insect, with approximately __________ species.
A. Lepidoptera, 350,000
B. Zoraptera, 500,000
C. Collembola, 450,000
D. Coleoptera, 400,000 - ANSWER D. Coleoptera, 400,000
Firebrats and Silverfish are common household pests in the order________.
A. Thysanura
B. Mecoptera
C. Odonata
D. Hemiptera - ANSWER A. Thysanura
A tool used to collect insects using your mouth or a hand bulb and a small vial are called a/an
_____________.
A. sweep net
B. aspirator
C. berlese funnel
,Texas Entomology CDE Quiz Bank 2022
– 2026 with 250 questions and complete
solutions.
D. pitfall trap - ANSWER B. aspirator
A geniculate insect antenna is ______________________.
A. clubbed
B. serrated
C. elbowed
D. hairy - ANSWER C. elbowed
_____________ is a family in the order __________
A. Chrysomelidae, Collembola
B. Tortricidae, Hemiptera
C. Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae
D. Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera - ANSWER D. Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera
What is the visible characteristic that can be used to separate male and female mosquito adults?
A. females have smaller compound eyes
B. hairy legs in male, females without hairy legs
C. elongated mouthparts in males, shorter in females
D. males generally with plumose antennae, females with only a few short hairs - ANSWER D. males
generally with plumose antennae, females with only a few short hairs
Which structure would not be found on an insect's pretarsus?
A. trochanter
B . ticky pads
C. claws
D. spines - ANSWER A. trochanter
, Texas Entomology CDE Quiz Bank 2022
– 2026 with 250 questions and complete
solutions.
The Johnston's organ ___________________________.
A. all of the above
B. Separates the Class Insecta from the Class Entognatha
C. Senses physical environmental stimuli (vibrations, wind, gravity)
D. Is used to detect changes between antennal segments - ANSWER A. all of the above
The following is the genus of the yellow fever mosquito ́and Asian tiger mosquito ́that vectors dengue,
chikungunya and zika viruses.
A. Heterosternuta
B. Anopheles
C. Culex
D. Aedes - ANSWER D. Aedes
Dolbears law refers to what insect and environmental relationship?
A. Predicting snowfall with housefly abundance
B. Predicting air temperature with cricket chirps
C. Predicting wind speed with dragonfly flight
D. Predicting rainfall with caterpillar growth - ANSWER B. Predicting air temperature with cricket chirps
The following sections are parts of an insect's leg:
A. Tegula, cornicle, frenulum, petiole
B. coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia and tarsus
C. Coxa, femur, tibia and mentum
D. Clypeus, corium, tegula and cornicle - ANSWER B. coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia and tarsus
