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- Q1A ____________ is the stage of development of an insect between the immature form and the adult in holometabolous insects (those insects that go through complete metamorphosis).larvapupasubimagothird instar30s
- Q2Which part of an insect's antenna articulates with its head capsule?scapepedicelflagellumarista30s
- Q3Ground beetles and cockroaches have _______________ legs used for running.RaptorialFossorialSaltatorialCursorial30s
- Q4A ____________is a trap used to separate insects from soil or leaf litter.berlese funnelsweep netultraviolet light trappitfall trap.30s
- Q5An insect's head is specialized for _____________________.orientation and locomotioningestion and perceptionadaptation and respirationreproduction and digestion30s
- Q6In what two states would one be most likely to contract rabbit fever, a disease that can be carried by ticks?Arkansas and MissouriTexas and OklahomaOhio and IllinoisCalifornia and Nevada30s
- Q7In which of the following insects do only the females suck blood?bedbugmosquitolouseflea30s
- Q8The 'scales' of butterflies are ________________.halterescampaniform sensillafronsflattened setae30s
- Q9Some insects are considered _____ because loss of their contributions to critical ecological functions could collapse a broader ecosystem.base Speciesfundamental Speciescornerstone Specieskeystone Species30s
- Q10These insects typically hold their wings together above and over their abdomen when restingmothsstonefliesdragonfliesbutterflies30s
- Q11What is the branch of science concerned with describing, naming, and classifying organisms?ZoologySpeciationPhylogenyTaxonomy30s
- Q12___________ is an ability of insects to survive toxicity after chronic exposure to pesticides.resurgenceresistancetolerancerepellency30s
- Q13Some factors contributing to the success of insects are:high reproductive rate, the evolution of flight, ability to live without a brainhigh reproductive rate, the evolution of flight, sizesize, the evolution of flight, lack of wingssize, a protective cuticle, an efficient nervous system, four pair of legs30s
- Q14The body temperature of insects changes with ambient environmental temperatures. Therefore, most insects cannot efficiently change their internal body temperature above the temperature of the environment. The first sentence describes ______________ while the second sentence describes ________________.ectothermy and endothermydormancy and diapauseendothermy and ectothermydiapause and dormancy30s
- Q15What function do protein cross-linkages have in the insect exoskeleton?They make membranes more flexible.They lighten the color of the exoskeletonThey make it impermeable to water.They make sclerites more rigid.30s