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TEST 1
MODULE: FUNDAMENTALS OF PLANT PROTECTION (PP11)
Date: 11/08/09
Total Marks: 60+4 (bonus)
Time: 40 mins
Name: Jamba
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer on this question paper itself
2. Overwritten answers or double markings will not be evaluated
1. Which structure is NOT part of the head capsule?
Pronotum
Clypeus
Tentorium
Vertex
2. The clypeus is located between:
The gena and the frons.
The vertex and the labium.
The frons and the labrum.
The occiput and the gena.
3. Which part of an insect's antenna articulates with its head capsule?
Pedicel
Arista
Flagellum
Scape
4. Which structure would NEVER be found on an insect's prothorax?
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Leg
Wing
Spiracle
Pronotum
5. To which body segment are the elytra attached?
Mesothorax
Metathorax
Prothorax
First abdominal
6. Which part of the leg lies between the femur and the tarsus?
Coxa
Trochanter
Arolium
Tibia
7. The abdomen is specialized for:
Feeding and locomotion
Locomotion and reproduction
Reproduction and digestion
Digestion and ingestion
8. The dorsal sclerite of each abdominal segment is called a:
Sternite
Pleurite
Coxite
Tergite
9. The pedicel is the name for the:
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First leg segment
Second leg segment
First antennal segment
Second antennal segment
10. What is the maximum number of ocelli that may be found in an adult insect?
Zero
Three
Five
Twenty
11. In insects with chewing mouthparts, which structure lies between the mandibles
and the maxillae?
Clypeus
Hypopharynx
Labium
Labrum
12. In an abdominal segment, the ventral sclerite is known as:
Epimeron
Notum
Epiproct
Sternum
13. In an abdominal segment, the ventral sclerite is known as:
Epimeron
Notum
Epiproct
Sternum
14. To which body segment are the halteres attached?
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Mesothorax
First abdominal
Prothorax
Metathorax
15. The tibia lies between:
The trochanter and the femur
The femur and the coxa
The coxa and the trochanter
The tarsus and the femur
16. The mayflies belong to which order of insects?
Odonata
Ephemeroptera
Plecoptera
Thysanoptera
To which order do the fleas belong?
Thysanoptera
Siphonaptera
Archeognatha
Phthiraptera
17. Which insect is a beetle?
Weevil
Katydid
Stink bug
Cicada
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18. Which order is NOT correctly paired with its common name?
Collembola -- Springtails
Plecoptera -- Stoneflies
Neuroptera -- Parasitic lice
Dermaptera -- Earwigs
19. Which pair of insects belong to the SAME order?
Dobsonflies and Dragonflies
Cicadas and Aphids
Leafhoppers and Grasshoppers
Fleas and Flies
20. Which insect order is most closely related to Dermaptera?
Hymenoptera
Thysanoptera
Orthoptera
Thysanura
21. Which order is NOT holometabolous?
Siphonaptera
Thysanoptera
Hymenoptera
Neuroptera
Mecoptera
22. Which order is ametabolous and apterygote?
Phthiraptera
Isoptera
Strepsiptera
Diplura
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23. To which insect order do crickets and grasshoppers belong?
Hemiptera
Hymenoptera
Lepidoptera
Diptera
Orthoptera
24. Which order name is CORRECTLY paired with a common name?
Hemiptera -- plant lice
Dermaptera -- barklice
Psocoptera -- chewing lice
Siphonaptera -- sucking lice
25. Match the following:
a)
6
Maxilla
1.
Abdomen
3
Frons
2.
Walking Leg
2
Trochanter
3.
Head Capsule
6
Prementum
4.
Antenna
6
Lacinia
5.
Thorax
6.
Mouthparts
b)
6
Glossa
1. Abdomen
6
Labrum
2. Walking Leg
3
Vertex
3. Head Capsule
1
Cerci
4. Antenna
7
4
Maxilla
5. Thorax
c)
6. Mouthpart
3
Exarate
1. Puparium
2
Campodeiform
2. Wireworm
5
Eruciform
3. White Grub
1
Coarctate
4. Cocoon
5. Caterpillar
6. Crawler
d)
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Scarabaeiform
1. Maggot
4
Obtect
2. Wireworm
2
Elateriform
3. Caterpillar
1
Vermiform
4. Chrysalis
5. Puparium
6. White Grub
26. Insects with complete metamorphosis go through the following stage
of development
a. Egg, naiad, pupa, adult
b. Egg, larva, pupa, adult
c. Egg, larva, nymph, adult
d. Egg, nymph, adult
27. Adult insects in the following orders have sucking mouthparts:
a. Hemiptera, homoptera, orthoptera
b. Hemiptera, homoptera, anoplura
c. Hemiptera, homoptera, diptera
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d. B and c above
28. A pest is anything that
a. Annoys humans or domestic animals
b. Injures humans, animals, crops, structures or possessions
c. Spreads disease to animals, humans or crops
d. All of the above
29. Label the following diagram
Name
Setaceous -- bristlelike
Filiform -- threadlike
Moniliform -- beadlike
Appearance
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Serrate -sawtoothed
Clavate -- gradually
clubbed
Capitate -- abruptly
clubbed
Lamellate -- nested
plates
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Pectinate -- comblike
Plumose -- brushlike
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30. Label the following
diagram
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1
2
3
4
7
5
8
6
9
10
1 Ocelli
2 Antenna
3 Compound eyes
4 Clypeus
5 Labrum
6 Maxillalry palp
7 Mandible
8 Labium/labial palp
9 Maxilla
10 Labial palp