PracticequestionsforEntom2010/2011Final
Spring,2013
Disclaimer–Theexammaybeharderoreasierthanthissetofsamplequestions.However,wehave
triedtoputareasonablyrepresentativesamplebelow.Certainlyusingthissampleexamwouldbea
goodwaytoprepareforthefinalexam.Notethattherewillalsobeoneortwoessayquestions.
1.AwaspnamedBraconhebetorlaysitseggsinsideofacaterpillar.Thelarvaedevelopsinsideof
thecaterpillarandemergesasanadult.Whichofthefollowingbestdefinesthisrelationship?
A)Mutualism
B)Endoparasitism
C)Predation
D)Ectoparasitism
2.Whichofthefollowinginsectswouldbeclassifiedasanectoparasite?
A)Parasiticwasp
B)Headlice
C)Ladybug
D)Prayingmantis
3.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofcrypsis?
A)Katydidmimickingaleaf
B)Warningcolorationonyellowjackets
C)Startleresponseofsphinxmoths
D)ViceroybutterfliesmimickingcolorofMonarchbutterflies
4.Whichofthefollowingdefensemechanismsismostaccuratelydefinedasautotomy?
A)Bombardierbeetlespraying100degreeCpara‐benzoquinoneswhenattacked
B)Stinginghairsonlepidopterancaterpillars
C)Warningcolorationonyellowjackets
D)Grasshopperlosinglegwhenbitten
5.Thehoneybee,Apismellifera,isbestdescribedas...
A)Subsocial
B)Ectoparasitic
C)Eusocial
D)Cleptoparasitic
6.ThecommonEuropeanearwigisbestdescribedas...
A)Subsocial
B)Ectoparasitic
C)Eusocial
D)Cleptoparasitic
7.Subsocialitymayevolveasaresultofallofthefollowingexcept:
A)Highratesofparasitism
B)Highoffspringproduction
C)Symbioticgutbacteria
D)Lowqualityfoodresources
8.Eusocialityrequiresallofthefollowingexcept:
A)Reproductivedivisionoflabor
B)Cooperativebroodcare
C)Overlapofgenerations
D)Haplodiploidsexdetermination
9.Integratedpestmanagementinvolvestheuseofallofthefollowingexcept:
A)Biocontrol
B)Physicalcontrol
C)Constantuseofpesticides
D)Economicthresholds
10.Whichofthefollowingpestcontrolmethodsgenerallyworksthefastest?
A)Pesticides
B)Biocontrolthroughparasitoids
C)Pheromonelures
D)Croprotation
11.Whichofthesediseasesisnottransferredthroughmosquitoes?
A)Chikungunyavirus
B)Malaria
C)Elephantiasis
D)Measles
12.TheredimportedfireantlikelyarrivedintheUnitedStatesatwhichplace?
A)Miami,Florida
B)Mobile,Alabama
C)Austin,Texas
D)NewOrleans,Louisiana
13.Allofthefollowingaretrueof“killerbees”except:
A)TheyareinthesamespeciesasEuropeanhoneybees
B)TheywereintentionallyintroducedintotheWesternhemisphere
C)Theyareresponsiblefor4000deathsworldwideeachyear
D)TheyproducelesshoneythanEuropeanhoneybees
14.SomesignsofEmeraldAshBorerinfectionare:
A)BarkSplitting
B)Woodpeckerforaging
C)Canopythinning
D)Epicormicsprouting
E)Alloftheabove
15.AllofthefollowingaretrueregardingtheHemlockWoollyAdelgidexcept:
A)OnlyfemalesarepresentintheUS
B)Widehostplantrange
C)Distributedbywindorphoresy
D)Have2generationsperyear
16.WhichbutterflywasthefirsttogoextinctintheUnitedStates?
A)XercesBlueButterfly
B)KarnerBlueButterfly
C)ViceroyButterfly
D)MonarchButterfly
17.Thereareroughlyasmanyspeciesofbeesastherearespeciesof...
A)Birds
B)Mammals
C)Fish
D)Reptiles
18.Cochinealisproducedbywhatkindofinsect?
A)Wasp
B)Caterpillar
C)Scaleinsect
D)Grasshopper
19.Cochinealwasoriginallyproducedonlyin...
A)Canada
B)Mexico
C)Spain
D)Italy
20.Whataresomewaysthatintegratedpestmanagementdealswithinsectpests?
A)PesticideUse
B)Introductionofinsectpredators
C)Ignoringpestswhichcauseminorharm
D)Alloftheabove
21.Whichstrategyforplantinggeneticallymodifiedinsectresistantcropsisrecommendedby
integratedpestmanagement?
A)Planttheentirefieldwiththecrop
B)Alternateyearlybetweenplantingtheresistantcropandanormalcrop
C)Plantpatchesofnon‐resistantcropwithinthenormalcrop
D)IPMdoesnotrecommendtheuseofGMcrops
22.WhichofthefollowingfactorswasNOTinvolvedinthepopulationreductionoftheGreatBlue
Butterfly?
A)PopulationControlofRabbits
B)Highlevelsofcapturebyinsectcollectors
C)Alterationofthegrassesinthebutterfly'shabitat
D)Rangeredistributionofanantspecies
23.WhichofthefollowingdiseasesisNOTvectoredbymosquitos?
A)SleepingSickness
B)LymphaticFilariasis
C)Yellowfever
D)Chikungunyavirus
24.Whichdiseasedoessicklecellanemiaprotectagainst?
A)YellowFever
B)LymphaticFilariasis
C)Malaria
D)Chikungunyavirus
25.Whatkindoforganismcausesmalaria
A)Virus
B)Bacteria
C)Protozoa
D)ParasiticWorm
26.Whichofthefollowingfactsaboutkillerbeesistrue?
A)TheywerebroughttotheAmericasaccidentally
B)Theyproducemorehoneythanregularhoneybees
C)TheyaremoreaggressiveasanadaptationtomammalpredatorsinAfrica
D)TheirvenomismorepotentthantheEuropeanhoneybee'svenom
27.Whatfactorscontributetothe"Africanization"ofEuropeanhoneybeehives?
A)Highswarmingandgrowthrate
B)Dronematingadvantage
C)AfricanqueenscankillEuropeanqueens
D)Alloftheabove
28.FireantsareamuchmoreseriouspestinNorthAmericathanintheirhomerangeinSouth
America.Why?
A)TheyhavenonaturalpredatorsinN.America
B)TheirdietbreadthisgreaterinN.America
C)TheantsareactiveforalongerperiodoftheyearinN.America
D)TheantsridekillerbeesintobattleinN.America
29.HowwastheEmeraldAshBorerbroughttotheUnitedStates?
A)Untreatedlumberusedinshipping
B)Biologicalcontrolforanotherinsectpest
C)Itwasanativeinsect,butit'smainpredatorwasdriventoextinction
D)Transportedbymigratingbirds
30.WhatisthebestwaytocontrolthespreadoftheEmeraldAshBorer,AsianLonghornedBeetle,
andHemlockWoolyAdelgid?
A)Introducingpredatorsfromtheirnativehostrange
B)Creatingabarrierbydestroyingtreesaroundthequarantinezone
C)Sprayingwithageneralinsecticide
D)Treatmentofinfectedwoodleavingthequarantinezones
31.Whichofthefollowinginsectordersdoesnotserveasapollinator
A)Hymenoptera
B)Orthoptera
C)Lepidoptera
D)Diptera
32.Whichofthefollowingareusedasfloralrewardsbyfloweringplants?
A)Pollen
B)Nectar
C)Oils
D)Alloftheabove
33.Whichofthefollowingexamplesisnotamethodusedbysomefloweringplantstoattractbees?
A)Plantflingspollenontopassingbees
B)Flowerclampsdowntoplacepolleninanunreachablespotonthebees
C)Flowerimitatesafemalebee
D)Floweronlymakesnectaravailabletobeeswithcertainmouthpartadaptations
34.Whatcausescolonycollapsedisorder?
A)Israeliacuteparalysisvirus
B)Imidocloprid
C)Cellphones
D)Acombinationoffactorsincludingpesticides,pathogensandthestressesassociatedwithlong‐
distancetransport
35.Whatpercentageoffloweringplantsrequirepollinationfrominsects?
A)5%
B)25%
C)70%
D)100%
36.Howfarbackdoesthecollectionofhoneydate?
A)Africanhunter‐gatherersocieties
B)Egyptiancivilization
C)Romancivilization
D)Mayancivilization
37.Whatwerethefactor(s)thatkeptsilkproductionlimitedtoChinauntilthe5thCentury?
A)Mulberrygrowsinaverylimitedgeographicalregion
B)Veryfewpeopleknewthatsilkwasaninsectproduct
C)TheChinesekepttheprocessofproducingsilksecret
D)BothBandC
38.WhydoesDactylopiuscoccus,thescaleinsectfromwhichCochinealisderived,producethe
carmanicacidthatisthesourceofthedye?
A)Itwasamutationthatoccuredduringtheirdomestication
B)Theredcolorallowsthemtoblendintotheirenvironment
C)Carmanicacidisafeedingdeterrenttotheirpredators
D)Theplantthescaleinsectfeedsonhasreddishsap
39.Itisdawninthenorthernhemisphereandyouobservehoney
beesperformingawaggledancedirectlydownward(seefigureat
right).Whereistheresourcetheyareindicatinglocatedrelative
tothecolony?
A)tothewestofthecolony
B)totheeastofthecolony
C)tothenorthofthecolony
D)tothesouthofthecolony
40.Nametheorderoftheinsectshownattheright.
A)Hemiptera
B)Diptera
C)Lepidoptera
D)Mantodea
E)Collembola
Answerkey:
1.B
2.B
3.A
4.D
5.C
6.A
7.B
8.D
9.C
10.A
11.D
12.B
13.C
14.E
15.B
16.A
17.C
18.C
19.B
20.D
21.C
22.D
23.A
24.C
25.C
26.C
27.D
28.A
29.A
30.D
31.B
32.D
33.A
34.D
35.C
36.A
37.D
38.C
39.A
40.D