Entomology
True – False Test Questions
2008-2013 District
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2008
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1. Entomology is a branch of botany that deals with the study of insects.
a. True
b. False
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False
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2. Insects are the dominant life form on earth in terms of number of species.
a. True
b. False
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True
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3. The number of dragonfly species outnumbers all the kinds of plants on earth.
a. True
b. False
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False
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4. Bugs are only one of the many different groups of insects.
a. True
b. False
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True
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5. Arthropoda literally means ‘jointed foot’.
a. True
b. False
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True
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6. Insects are the only animals that have three pairs of legs.
a. True
b. False
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True
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7. Insect legs are all attached to the thorax.
a. True
b. False
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True
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8. Wings are a sure indicator that an arthropod belongs to the class Insecta.
a. True
b. False
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True
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9. Most insects have a life span that lasts two years.
a. True
b. False
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False
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11. The exoskeleton is not very water resistant.
a. True
b. False
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False
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13. Classification and nomenclature are two divisions of the science of taxonomy.
a. True
b. False
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True
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14. A splitter is a scientist who creates relatively few subdivisions when classifying
organisms.
a. True
b. False
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False
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15. Carolus Linneaus introduced the two-word system of naming organisms.
a. True
b. False
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True
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16. All scientific names are in Latin.
a. True
b. False
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True
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17. Plates on the exoskeleton are called spiracles.
a. True
b. False
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False
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18. The mesonotum is found on the abdomen.
a. True
b. False
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False
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19. The thorax is divided into three segments.
a. True
b. False
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True
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23. Anterior spiracles inhale and posterior spiracles exhale.
a. True
b. False
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True
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24. The insect circulatory system works independent of their respiratory system.
a. True
b. False
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True
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2009
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1. Treehoppers feed on phloem tissue and leafhoppers feed on xylem tissue in plants.
a. True
b. False
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False
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2. Parthenogenesis is another term for sexual reproduction.
a. True
b. False
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False
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3. Most whitefly nymphs are immobile.
a. True
b. False
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True
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4. Spittlebugs and froghoppers belong to the same insect group.
a. True
b. False
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True
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5. All cave crickets produce sound.
a. True
b. False
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False
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6. Mole crickets do not fly.
a. True
b. False
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False
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7. Oriental cultures keep crickets in cages just to hear them sing.
a. True
b. False
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True
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8. Of all grasshoppers, spur-throated grasshoppers are the most damaging to crops.
a. True
b. False
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True
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9. Katydids get their green color from the plants they eat.
a. True
b. False
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True
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10. A chemical with LD50=10mg/kg is less toxic than one with LD50=1mg/kg.
a. True
b. False
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True
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11. Insect wings are sometimes attached to the prothorax.
a. True
b. False
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False
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12. The mesonotum is found on the thorax.
a. True
b. False
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True
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13. Only insects have an exoskeleton made of chitin.
a. True
b. False
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False
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14. Six legs is a sure indicator that an arthropod belongs to the class Insecta.
a. True
b. False
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True
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15. The insect circulatory system has blood vessels.
a. True
b. False
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False
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16. All insects have a heart that pumps their blood.
a. True
b. False
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True
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17. Some insects have a life span that lasts over ten years.
a. True
b. False
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True
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18. Longhorned beetles accelerate the decomposition of dead trees.
a. True
b. False
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True
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19. Leaf beetles are more common on trees than on bushes.
a. True
b. False
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False
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20. Predaceous diving beetles come to the surface for air head-first.
a. True
b. False
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False
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21. Rove beetles have some of the shortest wings of all beetles and are some of the
best fliers.
a. True
b. False
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True
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22. Nearly all beetles can fly.
a. True
b. False
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True
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22. Nearly all beetles can fly.
a. True
b. False
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True
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23. Aphid mouthparts arise from the front of the head.
a. True
b. False
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False
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24. Leafhoppers are the largest family in the Order Homoptera.
a. True
b. False
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True
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25. Houseflies are able to fly 35 miles per hour.
a. True
b. False
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False
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2010
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1. The labium is the most anterior part of the insect mouth and is analogous to the
upper lip.
a. True
b. False
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False
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2. The hardened, leathery forewings of beetles are called elytra.
a. True
b. False
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True
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3. The immature form of an aquatic hemimetabolous insect is called a naiad.
a. True
b. False
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True
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4. The egg-laying appendages located at the posterior end of female insects are called
palpi.
a. True
b. False
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False
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5. A calypter is a lobe on the posterior wing margin or close to the base of the wing on
the thorax.
a. True
b. False
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True
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7. The side of an insect’s abdomen is called the pronotum.
a. True
b. False
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False
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8. Praying mantids have raptorial front legs.
a. True
b. False
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True
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10. Insects in the order Neuroptera have a weak, fluttering flight.
a. True
b. False
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True
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11. Most species of caddisflies are nocturnal.
a. True
b. False
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True
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12. Walkingsticks and timemas belong to the insect order Phasmatodea.
a. True
b. False
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True
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13. The only social bees are honeybees, carpenter bees, and bumblebees.
a. True
b. False
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False
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14. A formicarium is used for observing ant colonies.
a. True
b. False
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True
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15. Adult spider wasps catch and eat spiders as prey.
a. True
b. False
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False
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16. Ants identify other ants from their same colony based on smell.
a. True
b. False
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True
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17. Yellow jackets belong to the wasp family Vespidae.
a. True
b. False
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True
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18. Sawflies and horntail wasps do not sting.
a. True
b. False
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True
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19. Geometer moths are also called “inchworms.”
a. True
b. False
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True
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20. Sphinx moths resemble hummingbirds as they hover in front of flower while
feeding on nectar.
a. True
b. False
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True
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22. The weevil family is the smallest family in the animal kingdom.
a. True
b. False
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False
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23. Lady bugs stalk their prey before stabbing them with their sharp beak.
a. True
b. False
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False
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24. Ambush bugs are known to prey on butterflies, wasps, and bumblebees.
a. True
b. False
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True
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25. Water boatmen are famous for skating around on the surface of ponds or streams.
a. True
b. False
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False
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2011
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1. Continuous pests require regular control.
a. True
b. False
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True
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2. Shipworms are one type of mollusk that may be considered a pest.
a. True
b. False
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True
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3. Migratory pests require control only occasionally.
a. True
b. False
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True
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4. Accurate identification of an insect is the first step in an effective pest management
program.
a. True
b. False
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True
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5. A plant disease can be any condition that makes a plant appear or function
differently than normal.
a. True
b. False
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True
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6. A pesticide that kills when it is eaten by the pest is called a contact poison.
a. True
b. False
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False
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7. A poison that circulates in the host blood or fluids and kills the pest without
harming the host is called a
translocated pesticide.
a. True
b. False
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False
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8. A pesticide that breaks down quickly after it is applied is called a nonselective
pesticide.
a. True
b. False
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False
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9. Compound eyes enable insects to detect motion, but they probably cannot see
clear images.
a. True
b. False
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True
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10. Mouthparts that consist of a long slender tube forced into plant an animal tissues
to suck out fluids are called siphoning mouthparts.
a. True
b. False
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False
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11. Tubular, tongue-like mouthparts used to suck up liquid food are called sponging
mouthparts.
a. True
b. False
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True
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12. The various sizes, shapes, and textures of wings and the pattern of wing veins can
be used to identify insect species.
a. True
b. False
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True
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13. The insect abdomen is usually composed of 10 segments.
a. True
b. False
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False
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14. Spiracles are openings along the side of the abdomen through which an insect
breathes.
a. True
b. False
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True
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15. The heaviest feeding by insects generally occurs during the final two instars of the
larval stage.
a. True
b. False
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True
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16. Mosquitoes have chewing mouthparts.
a. True
b. False
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False
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17. An aspirator is used to collect insects that are too small to be caught by hand or
with a net.
a. True
b. False
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True
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18. Flies are major pollinators.
a. True
b. False
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True
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19. Most of the world’s silk is produced from the cocoons from the silkworm moth.
a. True
b. False
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True
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21. All arthropods have an exoskeleton made of chitin.
a. True
b. False
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True
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22. Cerci are paired sensory appendages located at the posterior end of the abdomen.
a. True
b. False
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True
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23. The thorax is divided into three segments.
a. True
b. False
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True
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25. Setae are the hardened plates that make up the exoskeleton.
a. True
b. False
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False
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2012
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Most species of cockroaches are nocturnal.
A False
B True
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True
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Crickets make sound to aid in courtship.
A False
B True
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True
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All insects have a heart.
A False
B True
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True
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Immature spider wasps catch and eat spiders as prey.
A True
B False
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False
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Carolus Linneaus discovered the modern method of beekeeping.
A True
B False
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False
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Ambush bugs are known to prey on butterflies, robber flies, and bumblebees.
A True
B False
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False
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The typical insect abdomen has 11 segments.
A True
B False
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True
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All arthropods have an exoskeleton made of cellulose.
A True
B False
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False
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The scientific name for a species always has two parts.
A True
B False
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True
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The hardness of the exoskeleton is due to the amount of chitin it contains.
A False
B True
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False
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The only social bees are honeybees and bumblebees.
A True
B False
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True
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Shipworms are one type of insect larva that can be a pest.
A True
B False
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False
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There are normally just two spiracles per body segment in insects.
A False
B True
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True
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Two groups of wasps that do not sting are the horntails and the velvet ants.
A False
B True
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False
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Insect blood enters their heart at the front and leaves toward the back.
A True
B False
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False
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Most arthropods are small because they have an exoskeleton.
A True
B False
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True
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The hardened, leathery forewings of beetles are called cerci.
A True
B False
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False
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The number of beetle species outnumbers all the kinds of plants on earth.
A False
B True
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False
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2013
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2. Ticks and mites can transmit Spotted fever and Lyme disease.
a. True
b. False
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False
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3. Hazard = Exposure x Toxicity.
a. True
b. False
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True
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4. Adult female mosquitoes, bed bugs, and fleas feed exclusively on blood.
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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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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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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8. The weight of the exoskeleton is the reason why most arthropods are small.
a. True
b. False
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True
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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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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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11. Insect wings are sometimes attached to the mesothorax.
a. True
b. False
•
True
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12. All insects have an exoskeleton made of chitin.
a. True
b. False
•
True
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15. The top of an insect’s abdomen is called the tergum.
a. True
b. False
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True
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16. Geometer moths are also called ‘inchworms’.
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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18. A pesticide that kills when it is eaten by the pest is called a stomach poison.
a. True
b. False
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True
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20. The insect abdomen is usually composed of 11 segments.
a. True
b. False
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True
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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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22. The only social bees are carpenter bees and bumblebees.
a. True
b. False
•
False
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25. A pesticide that breaks down quickly after it is applied is called a persistent
pesticide.
a. True
b. False
•
False
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