Entomology Exam 3 questions with verified answers
A female beetle tunnels into a tree and lays her eggs in a protected
area. She then leaves. This behavior is an example of : Ans✓✓✓
Reproductive association
Africanized "killer bees" are best described as _____________.
Ans✓✓✓ A hybrid species
All of the following are characteristics of termite workers, EXCEPT:
Ans✓✓✓ They are all female
All of the following are reasons immature insects congregate or
"associate" except: Ans✓✓✓ Hitchhiking
An insect which has its larva develop inside of another insect and which
kills that insect when it emerges is called a: Ans✓✓✓ Parasitoid
Antibiotics would be best suited for treatment of which of the
following? Ans✓✓✓ Bubonic Plague
As populations increase, the likelihood of disease spreading also
increases. What is this relationship called? Ans✓✓✓ Density
dependent effect
, Chickungunya is a disease that has spread to the Caribbean from Africa;
the name refers to being bent over in pain. What organism transmits
this disease to humans? Ans✓✓✓ Mosquitoes
Considering honey bees and ants, which of the following statements is
true? Ans✓✓✓ Both are eusocial, with complete metamorphosis.
Elephantiasis is a result of infection by this organism: Ans✓✓✓
Nematodes
For the disease bubonic plague, which of the following is the pathogen?
Ans✓✓✓ Bacteria
Honeybee foragers come back to the hive and communicate the
direction of flowers that are more than 30 meters away. They move in a
direction based on the angle of the sun and they do a figure 8. What is
this dance called? Ans✓✓✓ Waggle Dance
How do slave-maker ants make slaves? Ans✓✓✓ The slave-maker
queen kills the other colony's queen
Humans have contributed to colony collapse disorder in which of the
following ways? Ans✓✓✓ Migratory bee keeping, using pesticides, etc
A female beetle tunnels into a tree and lays her eggs in a protected
area. She then leaves. This behavior is an example of : Ans✓✓✓
Reproductive association
Africanized "killer bees" are best described as _____________.
Ans✓✓✓ A hybrid species
All of the following are characteristics of termite workers, EXCEPT:
Ans✓✓✓ They are all female
All of the following are reasons immature insects congregate or
"associate" except: Ans✓✓✓ Hitchhiking
An insect which has its larva develop inside of another insect and which
kills that insect when it emerges is called a: Ans✓✓✓ Parasitoid
Antibiotics would be best suited for treatment of which of the
following? Ans✓✓✓ Bubonic Plague
As populations increase, the likelihood of disease spreading also
increases. What is this relationship called? Ans✓✓✓ Density
dependent effect
, Chickungunya is a disease that has spread to the Caribbean from Africa;
the name refers to being bent over in pain. What organism transmits
this disease to humans? Ans✓✓✓ Mosquitoes
Considering honey bees and ants, which of the following statements is
true? Ans✓✓✓ Both are eusocial, with complete metamorphosis.
Elephantiasis is a result of infection by this organism: Ans✓✓✓
Nematodes
For the disease bubonic plague, which of the following is the pathogen?
Ans✓✓✓ Bacteria
Honeybee foragers come back to the hive and communicate the
direction of flowers that are more than 30 meters away. They move in a
direction based on the angle of the sun and they do a figure 8. What is
this dance called? Ans✓✓✓ Waggle Dance
How do slave-maker ants make slaves? Ans✓✓✓ The slave-maker
queen kills the other colony's queen
Humans have contributed to colony collapse disorder in which of the
following ways? Ans✓✓✓ Migratory bee keeping, using pesticides, etc
