12. All insects have an exoskeleton made of chitin.
a. True
b. False
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True
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17. Water striders are famous for diving under the surface of ponds or streams to
catch prey.
a. True
b. False
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False
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26. A chemical that kills insects when they breathe it is called:
a. a contact insecticide.
b. a stomach poison.
c. a fumigant
d. a desiccant
e. none of the above
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c
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40. Which of the following is MOST commonly used by entomologists as a killing agent
or preservative for immature insects?
a. potassium cyanide
b. ethyl acetate
c. acetone
d. ethanol
e. none of the above
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d
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45. Pest insects that feed on dry, pinned, insect specimens can be repelled using?
a. ethyl acetate
b. acetone
c. ethanol
d. carbon dioxide
e. none of the above
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e
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47. Which group of bees is social?
a. alkali bees
b. carpenter bees
c. leafcutter bees
d. none of the above
•
d
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49. Which route of insecticide exposure is the most common?
a. oral
b. inhalation
c. ocular
d. dermal
e. none of the above
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d
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50. In which of these groups do most of the species have coiled sucking mouthparts?
a. bugs
b. butterflies
c. bees
d. flies
e. none of the above
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b
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54. Which of the following pieces of information is NOT normally included on the
specimen label?
a. state
b. county
c. nearest town
d. elevation
e. none of the above
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d
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57. Which of these moths have large tympana located on their bodies in order to
detect predators?
a. Sphinx moths
b. Silkworm Moths
c. Tiger Moths
d. none of the above
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c
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58. Pesticide movement in water that is carried downward from the surface and into
the soil is called:
a. Runoff
b. Leaching
c. Absorption
d. None of the above
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b
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68. What is a spreading board useful for?
a. collecting insects from bushes
b. pinning butterflies
c. displaying moths
d. none of the above
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b
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73. Which of these adult insect groups are pinned through the side of their body
instead of the top?
a. Coleoptera
b. Hemiptera
c. Orthoptera
d. Odonata
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d
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74. A chemical message produced and emitted by an insect to communicate with
other members of the same species is called:
a. pheromone
b. hormone
c. rhabdome
d. none of the above
•
a
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3. Hazard = Exposure x Toxicity.
a. True
b. False
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True
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5. Stink bugs are leaf-chewing insect pests.
a. True
b. False
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False
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2. Ticks and mites can transmit Spotted fever and Lyme disease.
a. True
b. False
•
False
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16. Geometer moths are also called ‘inchworms’.
a. True
b. False
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True
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18. A pesticide that kills when it is eaten by the pest is called a stomach poison.
a. True
b. False
•
True
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20. The insect abdomen is usually composed of 11 segments.
a. True
b. False
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30. Which route of insecticide exposure is the most common?
a. oral
b. inhalation
c. ocular
d. dermal
e. none of the above
•
d
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21. Male midges have a pair of large brush-like antennae which make them well
equipped for hearing female midges.
a. True
b. False
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False
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35. Control that uses insects and disease-causing agents to attack pest populations is
called:
a. cultural control
b. population control
c. biological control
d. life cycle control
e. none of the above
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c
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9. The insect circulatory system delivers oxygen to the body.
a. True
b. False
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False
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42. Tympanic organs in insects are used for
a. seeing
b. hearing
c. touching
d. smelling
e. none of the above
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b
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27. Two naturally occurring species of bacteria cause a milky disease which is used to
control:
a. grasshoppers
b. white flies
c. potato leafhoppers
d. Japanese beetles
e. all of the above
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d
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34. Mouthparts with a slender tube and squishy tip used to suck fluids are called:
a. chewing mouthparts
b. siphoning mouthparts
c. sponging mouthparts
d. piercing-sucking mouthparts
e. none of the above
•
c
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43. Honeydew is made by which of these insect groups?
a. bees
b. roaches
c. beetles
d. caterpillars
e. none of the above
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e
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11. Insect wings are sometimes attached to the mesothorax.
a. True
b. False
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41. What is the name for the empty exoskeleton or cast skin left behind when the next
stage emerges?
a. ghost
b. shell
c. naiad
d. exuvium
e. none of the above
•
d
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38. When the exoskeleton of the last larval stage surrounds and protects the pupa,
this ‘skin’ is called a
a. cocoon
b. puparium
c. instar
d. none of the above
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b
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51. Stridulation refers to the act of making:
a. eggs
b. nests
c. sounds
d. light
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c
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32. Which of the following insects does NOT lay eggs in capsules?
a. grasshoppers
b. roaches
c. ants
d. mantids
e. none of the above
•
c
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37. The muscles responsible for adjusting the angle of the wingstroke are called
a. direct flight muscles
b. indirect flight muscles
c. pectoral muscles
d. exoskeletal muscles
e. none of the above
•
a
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61. Natural insect chemicals that keep larvae from changing into the adult stage are
called:
a. fumigants
b. pheromones
c. juvenile hormones
d. pyrethroids
•
c
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63. The sounds of which of these insects can be used to estimate air temperature by
counting the number of chirps in 14 seconds, adding 8, multiplying by 5, then dividing
by 9?
a. house cricket
b. katydid
c. cicada
d. tree cricket
e. none of the above
•
d
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65. Which of the following colors of light is invisible to insects?
a. Red
b. Blue
c. Yellow
d. White
e. all of the above
•
a
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44. Which of the following belongs to the order Diptera?
a. blowflies
b. sawflies
c. dragonflies
d. fireflies
e. all of the above
•
a
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60. How do favorable environmental conditions influence the length of an insect’s life
cycle?
a. Takes longer
b. Becomes shorter
c. No effect
•
b
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25. A pesticide that breaks down quickly after it is applied is called a persistent
pesticide.
a. True
b. False
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29. Which of the following are external blood feeding pests?
a. mosquitoes
b. bed bugs
c. fleas
d. a & c only
e. all of the above
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e
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75. The movement of pesticide away from the release site in water flowing across the
surface is called:
a. drift
b. leaching
c. release
d. runoff
e. none of the above
•
d
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8. The weight of the exoskeleton is the reason why most arthropods are small.
a. True
b. False
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71. Which of these groups has the largest number of scavengers that feed on dead
animal tissue?
a. june beetles
b. lady beetles
c. stag beetles
d. carrion beetles
e. none of the above
•
d
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28. The ability of insects to survive pesticide applications after exposure over
generations is called:
a. repellency
b. tolerance
c. resistance
d. none of the above
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c
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33. The developmental stages between molts are called:
a. cocoons
b. instars
c. morphs
d. forms
e. none of the above
•
b
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36. The mouthpart adapted for touching and tasting potential food is the
a. labrum
b. labium
c. mandible
d. palps
e. none of the above
•
d
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56. Which of these groups of insects is unusual in having a pair of structures called
elytra?
a. Mantodea
b. Coleoptera
c. Homoptera
d. Diptera
e. All of the above
•
b
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22. The only social bees are carpenter bees and bumblebees.
a. True
b. False
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False
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62. Which term refers to the ability of a pesticide to dissolve in water?
a. solubility
b. leaching
c. persistence
d. dissolvability
e. none of the above
•
a
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69. Which of the following groups has an exoskeleton made of chitin?
a. Crustaceans
b. Spiders
c. Centipedes
d. Insects
e. all of the above
•
e
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64. Insect antennae are used for which of the following functions?
a. taste
b. touch
c. smell
d. hear
e. all of the above
•
e
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70. How many main regions are there on the insect body?
a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
d. None of the above
•
b
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6. Entomology is a branch of agronomy that deals with the study of ticks and mites.
a. True
b. False
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False
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4. Adult female mosquitoes, bed bugs, and fleas feed exclusively on blood.
a. True
b. False
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66. Which of these bugs make secretions used as dye to color cosmetics, medicine,
and soft drinks?
a. Scales
b. Cicadas
c. Spittle bugs
d. Whiteflies
e. None of the above
•
a
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52. Which of the following is the second region of the insect digestive system that
food passes through?
a. hindgut
b. midgut
c. crop
d. pharynx
e. none of the above
•
b
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53. Insects usually have one to three simple eyes called
a. setae
b. rhabdomes
c. ocelli
d. none of the above
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c
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31. Which of the following groups can provide you with information on the geology of
an area and the potential for ground water contamination by insecticides?
a. Soil Conservation Service
b. Geological Survey
c. Environmental Protection Agency
d. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
e. none of the above
•
b
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7. Antennae are a sure indicator that an arthropod belongs to the class Insecta.
a. True
b. False
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False
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15. The top of an insect’s abdomen is called the tergum.
a. True
b. False
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39. Which of these insects transmits bubonic plague?
a. lice
b. mosquito
c. bed bug
d. fly
e. none of the above
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e
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10. Of all grasshoppers, short-horned grasshoppers are the most damaging to crops.
a. True
b. False
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False
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55. In social bees and wasps, fertilized eggs become
a. females
b. males
c. workers
d. queens
e. none of the above
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b
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67. Secretions of insects may produce swollen masses of plant tissue on stems or
leaves called:
a. Stamens
b. Fruit
c. Nodules
d. Buds
e. None of the above
•
e
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59. Which of these arthropod groups does NOT have antennae?
a. insects
b. millipedes
c. spiders
d. centipedes
e. none of the above
•
c
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72. Which of these insects store relatively benign chemicals in their abdomen that are
combined when they are disturbed to produce a violent reaction, releasing oxygen,
water, noxious chemicals and heat?
a. tiger beetles
b. blister beetles
c. bombardier beetles
d. none of the above
•
c
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46. Which of these insect orders have the longest jumpers in the insect world?
a. Coleoptera
b. Orthoptera
c. Homoptera
d. none of the above
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b
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48. Which of the following insect groups does NOT have complete metamorphosis?
a. damselflies
b. houseflies
c. caddisflies
d. fireflies
e. none of the above
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a
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