Iowa MC 7D Test questions and answers A+ Grade
2026\2027
MC mgmt must take into account life cycle, behavior, abundance, and ________
- correct answer public health significance
How many wings and legs do mosquitoes have?
- correct answer One pair of narrow wings and three pairs of long, slender legs
Mosquito coloration is usually __________ to ____________ with some species having distrint ______
markings on thorax/abdomen/legs. Mosquitoes vary in length from ___ to ____ depending on species.
- correct answer Brown, black, white, 3/16 inch -1/2 inch (5-13mm)
Adult mosquitoes have an elongated _____ with piecing mouthparts. The ________ mosquito uses
these mouthparts to penetrate animal skin for blood. ___________ mosquitos only feed on plant nectar.
- correct answer Proboscis, female, male
Mosquitos sometimes confused for _____ or _________. The presence of __________ and ___________
on the veins of the wings are only found on mosquitoes.
- correct answer crane flies and midges, an elongated proboscis and scales
Most insects have 3 insect body regions (list them), three pairs segmented legs, and a pair of antennae
- correct answer head, thorax, abdomen
An insect's leg is composed of the coxa (near body), femur, tibia, and _______. More than ______
species of M's in Iowa.
- correct answer tarsus (foot), 40
M's undergo a _____________ metamophosis life cycle, consisting of 4 life stages: _________,
________, __________, and __________.
- correct answer Complete. Egg, larva, pupa, and adult
, Eggs, larvae, and pupae need ______ to complete development. They type of ________ varies by
species; some in permanent, some in artificial. All sites called __________.
- correct answer Standing water. Breeding sites.
M females lay eggs in water or places water likely to accumulate after ________. Laid in batches of one,
or 50-400. Eggs are elongated and 1/40inch (.6 mm). Brown or black prior to hatch. Most hatch in
__________ days, where others require drying period (these might be dormant for months and hatch
minutes after flooded w/ rain)
- correct answer Blood meal. 2-3 days
Wigglers (meaning?) hatch from eggs and feed on bits of organic matter in water. They spend
considerable time on water surface taking in oxygen though specialized breathing tube.
- correct answer M larvae
4 larval growth stages called ________. Larvae look same in all _____ except their size. Development
can be completed in as little at 7-10 days in summer, after while larvae molt into pupae
- correct answer instars
M larvae are _____ and cannot feed. Called "tumblers" b/c they tumble around when disturbed. In
summer, adult m's emerge from pupal stage in 2-3 days. After addtl 1-2 days, females ready for first
blood.
- correct answer comma shaped
Time to complete m life cycle as short as ___________ or long as 7 months dep on environmental
conditions. Some species have a single generation each year, others may have 4 or more per year
- correct answer 10 days
Medium sized brown mosquito w/ narrow rings of white scales on the third tarsi and a V- shaped notch
at the middle of each band of white scales on the upper abdomen. BREEDS - rain pools, roadside puddle,
floodwater, nearly all temporary bodies water. THE PRINCIPAL PEST MOSQUITO IN IOWA. Eggs laid on
ground above waterline and hate when flooded. Large numbers of larvae, 500 or more in each pint of
receding water. Dev through immature stages takes 10 days - 3 weeks depending on temp. Long
distances, 5-10 miles. Adults annoying viscious biters esp dawn/dusk, rest in vegetation in daytime.
Adults live 2 months and attracted to lights. They overwinter in egg stage
- correct answer Aedes Vexans
2026\2027
MC mgmt must take into account life cycle, behavior, abundance, and ________
- correct answer public health significance
How many wings and legs do mosquitoes have?
- correct answer One pair of narrow wings and three pairs of long, slender legs
Mosquito coloration is usually __________ to ____________ with some species having distrint ______
markings on thorax/abdomen/legs. Mosquitoes vary in length from ___ to ____ depending on species.
- correct answer Brown, black, white, 3/16 inch -1/2 inch (5-13mm)
Adult mosquitoes have an elongated _____ with piecing mouthparts. The ________ mosquito uses
these mouthparts to penetrate animal skin for blood. ___________ mosquitos only feed on plant nectar.
- correct answer Proboscis, female, male
Mosquitos sometimes confused for _____ or _________. The presence of __________ and ___________
on the veins of the wings are only found on mosquitoes.
- correct answer crane flies and midges, an elongated proboscis and scales
Most insects have 3 insect body regions (list them), three pairs segmented legs, and a pair of antennae
- correct answer head, thorax, abdomen
An insect's leg is composed of the coxa (near body), femur, tibia, and _______. More than ______
species of M's in Iowa.
- correct answer tarsus (foot), 40
M's undergo a _____________ metamophosis life cycle, consisting of 4 life stages: _________,
________, __________, and __________.
- correct answer Complete. Egg, larva, pupa, and adult
, Eggs, larvae, and pupae need ______ to complete development. They type of ________ varies by
species; some in permanent, some in artificial. All sites called __________.
- correct answer Standing water. Breeding sites.
M females lay eggs in water or places water likely to accumulate after ________. Laid in batches of one,
or 50-400. Eggs are elongated and 1/40inch (.6 mm). Brown or black prior to hatch. Most hatch in
__________ days, where others require drying period (these might be dormant for months and hatch
minutes after flooded w/ rain)
- correct answer Blood meal. 2-3 days
Wigglers (meaning?) hatch from eggs and feed on bits of organic matter in water. They spend
considerable time on water surface taking in oxygen though specialized breathing tube.
- correct answer M larvae
4 larval growth stages called ________. Larvae look same in all _____ except their size. Development
can be completed in as little at 7-10 days in summer, after while larvae molt into pupae
- correct answer instars
M larvae are _____ and cannot feed. Called "tumblers" b/c they tumble around when disturbed. In
summer, adult m's emerge from pupal stage in 2-3 days. After addtl 1-2 days, females ready for first
blood.
- correct answer comma shaped
Time to complete m life cycle as short as ___________ or long as 7 months dep on environmental
conditions. Some species have a single generation each year, others may have 4 or more per year
- correct answer 10 days
Medium sized brown mosquito w/ narrow rings of white scales on the third tarsi and a V- shaped notch
at the middle of each band of white scales on the upper abdomen. BREEDS - rain pools, roadside puddle,
floodwater, nearly all temporary bodies water. THE PRINCIPAL PEST MOSQUITO IN IOWA. Eggs laid on
ground above waterline and hate when flooded. Large numbers of larvae, 500 or more in each pint of
receding water. Dev through immature stages takes 10 days - 3 weeks depending on temp. Long
distances, 5-10 miles. Adults annoying viscious biters esp dawn/dusk, rest in vegetation in daytime.
Adults live 2 months and attracted to lights. They overwinter in egg stage
- correct answer Aedes Vexans
