Mosquito Control ACTUAL UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Adult Mosquito - CORRECT ANSWER - Mature stage of a mosquito's life; it has three
body regions, six legs, & two wings.
Adulticide - CORRECT ANSWER - To kill adult mosquitos; a pesticide that kills adult
mosquitos.
Agar Plate - CORRECT ANSWER - A petri dish filled with a jello-like nutrient material
used to grow bacteria upon.
Bacillus sphaericus - CORRECT ANSWER - A bacteria used to biologically control
mosquito larvae.
Bioassay - CORRECT ANSWER - A test to determine the toxicity of a substance to an
organism.
Bti - CORRECT ANSWER - Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis; A commonly used bacteria
to control mosquito larvae.
Diptera - CORRECT ANSWER - The order of insects that includes flies, gnats, and
mosquitoes.
Instar - CORRECT ANSWER - A developmental phase of larval mosquitoes, four instars
in all.
Larva - CORRECT ANSWER - The aquatic feeding stage of immature mosquitos.
, Larvacide - CORRECT ANSWER - To kill mosquitoes in the larval stage; A pesticide that
kills larval mosquitoes.
Metamorphosis - CORRECT ANSWER - The four stages in mosquito cyclce: eggs, larva,
pupa, & adult.
Molt - CORRECT ANSWER - Shedding of the exoskeleton as part of the growth process.
Organochlorines - CORRECT ANSWER - A class of insecticides which contain carbon,
chlorine, & hydrogen. Some of the more persistent insecticides are organochlorines such as DDT
& Chlordane.
Pipet - CORRECT ANSWER - A dropper-like piece of equipment used to accurately
measure small amounts of liquid.
Pupa - CORRECT ANSWER - The nonfeeding stage in insect metamorphosis between
larva & adult.
Vector - CORRECT ANSWER - An insect capable of transmitting a disease.
West Nile Virus - CORRECT ANSWER - New & emerging disease carried out by
mosquitoes.
Yellow Fever, Malaria, & Dengue - CORRECT ANSWER - Diseases that plagued settlers
for three centuries.
When did medical authorities recognize diseases were transmitted mosquito ? - CORRECT
ANSWER - In 1907 medical authorities finally recognized that malaria & yellow fever
were transmitted by mosquitoes.
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Adult Mosquito - CORRECT ANSWER - Mature stage of a mosquito's life; it has three
body regions, six legs, & two wings.
Adulticide - CORRECT ANSWER - To kill adult mosquitos; a pesticide that kills adult
mosquitos.
Agar Plate - CORRECT ANSWER - A petri dish filled with a jello-like nutrient material
used to grow bacteria upon.
Bacillus sphaericus - CORRECT ANSWER - A bacteria used to biologically control
mosquito larvae.
Bioassay - CORRECT ANSWER - A test to determine the toxicity of a substance to an
organism.
Bti - CORRECT ANSWER - Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis; A commonly used bacteria
to control mosquito larvae.
Diptera - CORRECT ANSWER - The order of insects that includes flies, gnats, and
mosquitoes.
Instar - CORRECT ANSWER - A developmental phase of larval mosquitoes, four instars
in all.
Larva - CORRECT ANSWER - The aquatic feeding stage of immature mosquitos.
, Larvacide - CORRECT ANSWER - To kill mosquitoes in the larval stage; A pesticide that
kills larval mosquitoes.
Metamorphosis - CORRECT ANSWER - The four stages in mosquito cyclce: eggs, larva,
pupa, & adult.
Molt - CORRECT ANSWER - Shedding of the exoskeleton as part of the growth process.
Organochlorines - CORRECT ANSWER - A class of insecticides which contain carbon,
chlorine, & hydrogen. Some of the more persistent insecticides are organochlorines such as DDT
& Chlordane.
Pipet - CORRECT ANSWER - A dropper-like piece of equipment used to accurately
measure small amounts of liquid.
Pupa - CORRECT ANSWER - The nonfeeding stage in insect metamorphosis between
larva & adult.
Vector - CORRECT ANSWER - An insect capable of transmitting a disease.
West Nile Virus - CORRECT ANSWER - New & emerging disease carried out by
mosquitoes.
Yellow Fever, Malaria, & Dengue - CORRECT ANSWER - Diseases that plagued settlers
for three centuries.
When did medical authorities recognize diseases were transmitted mosquito ? - CORRECT
ANSWER - In 1907 medical authorities finally recognized that malaria & yellow fever
were transmitted by mosquitoes.
