Entomology CDE Test Question Bank questions with
verified answers
$15 billion Ans✓✓✓ Honey bees are valuable agricultural pollinators
worth worth an estimated ____ annually in the United States
1 Million Ans✓✓✓ Approximately how many species of insects have
been described to date?
100, 300 Ans✓✓✓ The insect cuticle is between ________ and
________ microns thick
3, 3 Ans✓✓✓ Insects have ________ and _______ primary body parts.
3% Ans✓✓✓ About ______ percent of people that get stung by
stinging insects suffer serious reactions
4,000 Ans✓✓✓ Approximately how many native bee species are
known in North America
400 million Ans✓✓✓ Insects have evolved over approximately _____
years
500 Ans✓✓✓ Approximately ____ species of insects are used as food
in any parts of the world
,6 to 11 Ans✓✓✓ How many abdominal segments are found in a typical
insect?
70% Ans✓✓✓ ______ is the appropriate concentration of ethanol to
preserve most insects
75% Ans✓✓✓ What percentage of flowering plants on Earth require
insect pollination?
A cold mountain stream Ans✓✓✓ An insect with tracheal gills would
probably be found in
A flexible joint in the exoskeleton Ans✓✓✓ An apodeme could NOT be
described as _____
a Mayfly sub- adult Ans✓✓✓ A dun is a fly fishing term used to
describe what type of insect?
A network of hollow tubes Ans✓✓✓ The tracheal system of an insect is
best described as______-
Aedeagus Ans✓✓✓ The reproductive organ in male insects for
transferring sperm is the ______
,Aedes Ans✓✓✓ The following is the genus of the "yellow fever
mosquito" and "Asian tiger mosquito" that vectors dengue,
chikungunya, and zika viruses
All of the above Ans✓✓✓ An insect has a protective cuticle that allows
it to
All of the above Ans✓✓✓ Functions of the insect hemolymph includes:
All of the above Ans✓✓✓ If you wanted to study entomology in
college, what types of courses might you take at a university offering an
undergraduate or graduate degree in entomology?
All of the above Ans✓✓✓ Solitary bees build nests in what type of
habitat?
All of the above Ans✓✓✓ The insects abdomen contains:
All of the above Ans✓✓✓ The Johnston's organ_______
All of the above Ans✓✓✓ Why do insects molt?
, All of these are characteristics of social insects Ans✓✓✓ What are
some characteristics of social insects?
All of these are eusocial insects Ans✓✓✓ The following are groups of
eusocial insects:
All of these are not insects Ans✓✓✓ Which of the following arthropods
are not insects?
All of these Ans✓✓✓ _____ can be used as biological control agents to
help control pest
An internal brace for the legs Ans✓✓✓ The furca is best described as:
Animals, humans Ans✓✓✓ If an insect is described as zoophilic, that
insect prefers ______ to ______
Application of pesticides based only on calendar dates Ans✓✓✓ Which
of these following components are not part of integrated pest
management?
Archaeognatha and Thysanura Ans✓✓✓ ______ are the two orders of
primitively wingless insects
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$15 billion Ans✓✓✓ Honey bees are valuable agricultural pollinators
worth worth an estimated ____ annually in the United States
1 Million Ans✓✓✓ Approximately how many species of insects have
been described to date?
100, 300 Ans✓✓✓ The insect cuticle is between ________ and
________ microns thick
3, 3 Ans✓✓✓ Insects have ________ and _______ primary body parts.
3% Ans✓✓✓ About ______ percent of people that get stung by
stinging insects suffer serious reactions
4,000 Ans✓✓✓ Approximately how many native bee species are
known in North America
400 million Ans✓✓✓ Insects have evolved over approximately _____
years
500 Ans✓✓✓ Approximately ____ species of insects are used as food
in any parts of the world
,6 to 11 Ans✓✓✓ How many abdominal segments are found in a typical
insect?
70% Ans✓✓✓ ______ is the appropriate concentration of ethanol to
preserve most insects
75% Ans✓✓✓ What percentage of flowering plants on Earth require
insect pollination?
A cold mountain stream Ans✓✓✓ An insect with tracheal gills would
probably be found in
A flexible joint in the exoskeleton Ans✓✓✓ An apodeme could NOT be
described as _____
a Mayfly sub- adult Ans✓✓✓ A dun is a fly fishing term used to
describe what type of insect?
A network of hollow tubes Ans✓✓✓ The tracheal system of an insect is
best described as______-
Aedeagus Ans✓✓✓ The reproductive organ in male insects for
transferring sperm is the ______
,Aedes Ans✓✓✓ The following is the genus of the "yellow fever
mosquito" and "Asian tiger mosquito" that vectors dengue,
chikungunya, and zika viruses
All of the above Ans✓✓✓ An insect has a protective cuticle that allows
it to
All of the above Ans✓✓✓ Functions of the insect hemolymph includes:
All of the above Ans✓✓✓ If you wanted to study entomology in
college, what types of courses might you take at a university offering an
undergraduate or graduate degree in entomology?
All of the above Ans✓✓✓ Solitary bees build nests in what type of
habitat?
All of the above Ans✓✓✓ The insects abdomen contains:
All of the above Ans✓✓✓ The Johnston's organ_______
All of the above Ans✓✓✓ Why do insects molt?
, All of these are characteristics of social insects Ans✓✓✓ What are
some characteristics of social insects?
All of these are eusocial insects Ans✓✓✓ The following are groups of
eusocial insects:
All of these are not insects Ans✓✓✓ Which of the following arthropods
are not insects?
All of these Ans✓✓✓ _____ can be used as biological control agents to
help control pest
An internal brace for the legs Ans✓✓✓ The furca is best described as:
Animals, humans Ans✓✓✓ If an insect is described as zoophilic, that
insect prefers ______ to ______
Application of pesticides based only on calendar dates Ans✓✓✓ Which
of these following components are not part of integrated pest
management?
Archaeognatha and Thysanura Ans✓✓✓ ______ are the two orders of
primitively wingless insects
