Entomology Final Exam UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is translation of the order siphonaptera? - CORRECT ANSWER - siphon: tube,
aptera: wingless
What is the common name of siphonaptera? - CORRECT ANSWER - fleas
What kind of metamorphosis do insects in the order siphonaptera have? - CORRECT
ANSWER - complete
What kind of mouthparts do insects in the order siphonaptera have? - CORRECT
ANSWER - piercing/sucking
How many wings do insects in the order siphonaptera have? - CORRECT ANSWER - 0,
no wings
Which fleas are blood-sucking parasites? - CORRECT ANSWER - adults of both sexes
resilin - CORRECT ANSWER - a protein in the back legs of fleas that works like a rubber
band
Who is Miriam Rothchild? What did she find? - CORRECT ANSWER - -a world flea
expert
-showed that female fleas react to sex hormones of a pregnant female host
-the female flea adjusts her reproductive cycle to match that of her host so that she can lay her
eggs on the babies of her host
What is the vector of bubonic plague? - CORRECT ANSWER - fleas
,What is the disease agent of bubonic plague? - CORRECT ANSWER - bacteria: Yersinia
How is bubonic plague spread? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Bacteria enters flea with a
blood meal
2. Bacteria multiply in flea gut
3. Bacteria block entry to gut
4. Flea seeks new host
5. Flea feeds on new host
6. Flea regurgitates blood with bacteria
7. Host is infected
What is the vector of elephantiasis? - CORRECT ANSWER - mosquitos
What is the disease agent of elephantiasis? - CORRECT ANSWER - roundworms
What is the vector of River blindness? - CORRECT ANSWER - black flies
What is the disease agent of river blindness? - CORRECT ANSWER - roundworms
What insects is the Robert Frost poem Design about? - CORRECT ANSWER - moths and
spiders
What insects is the Robert Frost poem Departmental about? - CORRECT ANSWER - ants
Maria Merian - CORRECT ANSWER - -combined art and entomology
-born in Germany and went to South America at age 52
-painted larvae, pupae, and adult insects with host plant
, What does Espelie consider the greatest insect movie? What is it about? - CORRECT
ANSWER - -Them
-Giant ants mutated by H-bomb invade LA sewers
ethnoentomology - CORRECT ANSWER - cultural importance of insects
What did Darrell Posey observe in Central Brazil? - CORRECT ANSWER -
ethnoentomology of the Kayapó
Which insect larvae are eaten as a protein snack in New Guinea? What order are they in? -
CORRECT ANSWER - larvae of capricorn beetles; coleoptera
What insects do Australian Aborigines eat? - CORRECT ANSWER - beetle larvae-
witchetty grubs(taste like chicken)
in coleoptera
How are insects used to estimate postmortem interval? - CORRECT ANSWER - they base
it on blow flies' development (diptera)
Crime case study: Oregon
-neighbor killed at party
How were insects involved? - CORRECT ANSWER - insect evidence set time of death
Crime case study:
-young child brought to hospital for abuse and neglect
How were insects involved? - CORRECT ANSWER - anal and genital areas had fly
maggots at the larval stage of 5 days, indicating the diaper ad not been changed for at least 5
days
Crime case study: Chicago
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is translation of the order siphonaptera? - CORRECT ANSWER - siphon: tube,
aptera: wingless
What is the common name of siphonaptera? - CORRECT ANSWER - fleas
What kind of metamorphosis do insects in the order siphonaptera have? - CORRECT
ANSWER - complete
What kind of mouthparts do insects in the order siphonaptera have? - CORRECT
ANSWER - piercing/sucking
How many wings do insects in the order siphonaptera have? - CORRECT ANSWER - 0,
no wings
Which fleas are blood-sucking parasites? - CORRECT ANSWER - adults of both sexes
resilin - CORRECT ANSWER - a protein in the back legs of fleas that works like a rubber
band
Who is Miriam Rothchild? What did she find? - CORRECT ANSWER - -a world flea
expert
-showed that female fleas react to sex hormones of a pregnant female host
-the female flea adjusts her reproductive cycle to match that of her host so that she can lay her
eggs on the babies of her host
What is the vector of bubonic plague? - CORRECT ANSWER - fleas
,What is the disease agent of bubonic plague? - CORRECT ANSWER - bacteria: Yersinia
How is bubonic plague spread? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Bacteria enters flea with a
blood meal
2. Bacteria multiply in flea gut
3. Bacteria block entry to gut
4. Flea seeks new host
5. Flea feeds on new host
6. Flea regurgitates blood with bacteria
7. Host is infected
What is the vector of elephantiasis? - CORRECT ANSWER - mosquitos
What is the disease agent of elephantiasis? - CORRECT ANSWER - roundworms
What is the vector of River blindness? - CORRECT ANSWER - black flies
What is the disease agent of river blindness? - CORRECT ANSWER - roundworms
What insects is the Robert Frost poem Design about? - CORRECT ANSWER - moths and
spiders
What insects is the Robert Frost poem Departmental about? - CORRECT ANSWER - ants
Maria Merian - CORRECT ANSWER - -combined art and entomology
-born in Germany and went to South America at age 52
-painted larvae, pupae, and adult insects with host plant
, What does Espelie consider the greatest insect movie? What is it about? - CORRECT
ANSWER - -Them
-Giant ants mutated by H-bomb invade LA sewers
ethnoentomology - CORRECT ANSWER - cultural importance of insects
What did Darrell Posey observe in Central Brazil? - CORRECT ANSWER -
ethnoentomology of the Kayapó
Which insect larvae are eaten as a protein snack in New Guinea? What order are they in? -
CORRECT ANSWER - larvae of capricorn beetles; coleoptera
What insects do Australian Aborigines eat? - CORRECT ANSWER - beetle larvae-
witchetty grubs(taste like chicken)
in coleoptera
How are insects used to estimate postmortem interval? - CORRECT ANSWER - they base
it on blow flies' development (diptera)
Crime case study: Oregon
-neighbor killed at party
How were insects involved? - CORRECT ANSWER - insect evidence set time of death
Crime case study:
-young child brought to hospital for abuse and neglect
How were insects involved? - CORRECT ANSWER - anal and genital areas had fly
maggots at the larval stage of 5 days, indicating the diaper ad not been changed for at least 5
days
Crime case study: Chicago
