ENT 201 CORE EXAM SET 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following is true for dung beetles: - ✔✔Some species take out chunks
of dung and roll it into a ball
✔✔Some insects migrate north each spring but don't return south in the fall: T/F -
✔✔True
✔✔The eggs of head lice that are glued to hair are called: - ✔✔Nits
✔✔Which of the following is true for the flight muscles shown on the right: (see pic, #40
on test) - ✔✔They are direct flight muscles
✔✔In which of these species are only the adults parasites on us? - ✔✔Fleas
✔✔Head lice: - ✔✔Are most common on children
✔✔Which of the following statements is true: - ✔✔Some dragonfly males flip females in
the air to rid the of eggs fertilized by other males
✔✔Which of the following is not an "Orthopteroid" order: - ✔✔Thysanura
✔✔Which of the following do ants NOT do: - ✔✔Make boats out of leaves
✔✔Which of the following couplets are not related: - ✔✔Chewing mouthparts and
horseflies
✔✔Most termites, ants and honeybees have this in common: - ✔✔They all practice
trophallaxis
✔✔Which of the following couplets are not related: - ✔✔Permanent ink and ants
✔✔Which of the following is false? - ✔✔Poikilothermic animals remain essentially the
same temperature all the time
✔✔Some male moths can detect the scent of their females from as far away as five
miles: T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔The silkworm pupae left after silk harvest have no further use: T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔The most primitive flying insects are the "Paleopterans". What does this refer to? -
✔✔They have wings that cannot fold down over their backs
, ✔✔No insect can survive and thrive in crude oil. T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔The same monarch butterfly that flew south from Canada last fall will return to
exactly the same place in Canada in the spring? T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔The Order of insects eaten most often in poundage by humans is: - ✔✔Orthoptera
(grasshoppers and crickets)
✔✔Which of the following is true? - ✔✔Some dragonfly nymphs use jet propulsion to
escape predators
✔✔Lots of mayflies, stoneflies, and caddisflies in a stream indicate clean, unpolluted
water: T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔For a long time this biter has not been a people pest in the U.S., but recently it has
been found in many hotels and other buildings across the country: - ✔✔Bed bug
✔✔Some insects can flap their wings at rates as high as 1,000 beats per second: T/F -
✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following is FALSE: - ✔✔"Spanish Fly" is actually made from a fly
✔✔The critter shown here is tiny enough to be an allergen in the air of people's homes:
(see pic on #61): - ✔✔Dust Mite
✔✔This louse is transmitted from one person to another mostly through sexual contact:
- ✔✔Crab louse
✔✔Which of the following is true for insect muscles: - ✔✔They can be warmed if insect
basks in the sun, per cross-sectional unit of area they are no stronger or weaker than
the muscles of other animals, they often come in pairs that oppose each other in their
action
✔✔Which of the following probably causes most human allergy reactions in inner city
households: - ✔✔Cast cuticles, frass and other bits and pieces from cockroaches
✔✔A mosquito delivering malaria parasites through its bite is an example of mechanical
transmission: T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔The condition in which fly maggots infest living tissue of vertebrates like us is called:
- ✔✔Myiasis
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following is true for dung beetles: - ✔✔Some species take out chunks
of dung and roll it into a ball
✔✔Some insects migrate north each spring but don't return south in the fall: T/F -
✔✔True
✔✔The eggs of head lice that are glued to hair are called: - ✔✔Nits
✔✔Which of the following is true for the flight muscles shown on the right: (see pic, #40
on test) - ✔✔They are direct flight muscles
✔✔In which of these species are only the adults parasites on us? - ✔✔Fleas
✔✔Head lice: - ✔✔Are most common on children
✔✔Which of the following statements is true: - ✔✔Some dragonfly males flip females in
the air to rid the of eggs fertilized by other males
✔✔Which of the following is not an "Orthopteroid" order: - ✔✔Thysanura
✔✔Which of the following do ants NOT do: - ✔✔Make boats out of leaves
✔✔Which of the following couplets are not related: - ✔✔Chewing mouthparts and
horseflies
✔✔Most termites, ants and honeybees have this in common: - ✔✔They all practice
trophallaxis
✔✔Which of the following couplets are not related: - ✔✔Permanent ink and ants
✔✔Which of the following is false? - ✔✔Poikilothermic animals remain essentially the
same temperature all the time
✔✔Some male moths can detect the scent of their females from as far away as five
miles: T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔The silkworm pupae left after silk harvest have no further use: T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔The most primitive flying insects are the "Paleopterans". What does this refer to? -
✔✔They have wings that cannot fold down over their backs
, ✔✔No insect can survive and thrive in crude oil. T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔The same monarch butterfly that flew south from Canada last fall will return to
exactly the same place in Canada in the spring? T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔The Order of insects eaten most often in poundage by humans is: - ✔✔Orthoptera
(grasshoppers and crickets)
✔✔Which of the following is true? - ✔✔Some dragonfly nymphs use jet propulsion to
escape predators
✔✔Lots of mayflies, stoneflies, and caddisflies in a stream indicate clean, unpolluted
water: T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔For a long time this biter has not been a people pest in the U.S., but recently it has
been found in many hotels and other buildings across the country: - ✔✔Bed bug
✔✔Some insects can flap their wings at rates as high as 1,000 beats per second: T/F -
✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following is FALSE: - ✔✔"Spanish Fly" is actually made from a fly
✔✔The critter shown here is tiny enough to be an allergen in the air of people's homes:
(see pic on #61): - ✔✔Dust Mite
✔✔This louse is transmitted from one person to another mostly through sexual contact:
- ✔✔Crab louse
✔✔Which of the following is true for insect muscles: - ✔✔They can be warmed if insect
basks in the sun, per cross-sectional unit of area they are no stronger or weaker than
the muscles of other animals, they often come in pairs that oppose each other in their
action
✔✔Which of the following probably causes most human allergy reactions in inner city
households: - ✔✔Cast cuticles, frass and other bits and pieces from cockroaches
✔✔A mosquito delivering malaria parasites through its bite is an example of mechanical
transmission: T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔The condition in which fly maggots infest living tissue of vertebrates like us is called:
- ✔✔Myiasis
